145 books
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311 voters
1972
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The real relevance of the above observations to our inquiry into belief is the realization that words are not only complex, and also very often misleading, but that they are actually inadequate to the precise expression of our ideas. As instruments of thought they are commonly serviceable enough, but some of the handier ones have been so much battered and blunted, by being continually put to one use after another, that they are no longer fit for accurate work. The verbal concept of belief is ver
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― Belief, Language and Experience
― Belief, Language and Experience
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The LSD phenomenon, on the other hand, is—to me at least—more interesting. It is an intentionally achieved schizophrenia, with the expectation of a spontaneous remission—which, however, does not always follow. Yoga, too, is intentional schizophrenia: one breaks away from the world, plunging inward, and the ranges of vision experienced are in fact the same as those of a psychosis. But what, then, is the difference? What is the difference between a psychotic or LSD experience and a yogic, or a mys
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― Myths to Live By
― Myths to Live By
