"I ask the fundamental question of rationality: Why do you believe what you believe? What do you think you know and how do you think you know it?"

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Eliezer Yudkowsky

#Believe Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Fundamentals Quotes

“Always remember that there is no conversion to God if there is no conversion to the oppressed.”
“There are few places outside his own play where a child can contribute to the world in which he finds himself. His world: dominated by adults who tell him what to do and when to do it -benevolent tyrants who dispense gifts to their good subjects and punishment to their bad ones, who are amused at the cleverness of children and annoyed by their stupidities.”
“Doubtless God Could Have Made A Better Berry, But Doubtless God Never Did”
“This is bravery: using the challenge of daily life to sharpen our mind and open our heart.”

Source : Sakyong Mipham (2013). “The Shambhala Principle: Discovering Humanity's Hidden Treasure”, p.62, Harmony
“Wherever there is disaster, the newsman is there. If he cannot find disaster, he searches for the odd and the peculiar, the exotic and the unfamiliar. His photographs, seen by millions, make momentary events and strange occurrences all over the world our common property.”
“The colonial regime makes sure, often with the help of surrogates, that radical leaders and those honest principled intellectuals and activists who refuse to compromise their principles of independence are eliminated, so that the postcolonial regime (and especially its resources) remains accessible. The result has been a disaster for the (post)colonial world.”
“Facebook: What's on your mind? ..Twitter: What's happening? Myspace: Where did everybody go?”
“This is the thing you dream about when you're a kid, even before getting into the league.”

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