"Through inculcating the notion that sacrifice is a virtue, Christianity has succeeded in convincing many people that misery incurred through sacrifice is a mark of virtue. Pain becomes the inignia of morality - and conversely, pleasure becomes the insignia of immorality. Christianity, therefore, does not say, "Go forth and be miserable." Rather, it says, "Go forth and practice the virtue of self-sacrifice." In practical terms, these commands are identical."

-- George H. Smith

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“You can just sit in here, impervious and invisible. So invisible you might even forget yourself.”

Source : Charles Yu (2010). “How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe: A Novel”, p.25, Vintage
“Our democracy poses problems and these problems must and shall be solved by courageous leadership.”
“Battle with unconditioned breath the unconditioned air. Shun electric wire. Communicate slowly. Live a three-dimensional life; stay away from screens.”
“As far as I'm concerned, there is only one study and that is the way in which things relate to one another.”
“I don't want people to sit there and objectively watch the film. I want them to experience it as something that's under their skin, so you try to make the films really tactile.”
“Every species has come into existence coincident both in space and time with a pre-existing closely allied species.”

Source : Alfred Russel Wallace (1875). “Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection: A Series of Essays”, p.5
“Feminism is the struggle to end sexist oppression. Its aim is not to benefit solely any specific group of women, any particular race or class of women. It does not privilege women over men. It has the power to transform meaningfully all our lives”
“If the most significant characteristic of man is the complex of biological needs he shares with all members of his species, then the best lives for the writer to observe are those in which the role of natural necessity is clearest, namely, the lives of the very poor.”

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