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Darwin has shown that we are animals; but – as humanists never tire of preaching – how we live is ‘up to us’. Unlike any other animal, we are told, we are free to live as we choose. Yet the idea of free will does not come from science. Its
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“Making itself intelligible is suicide for philosophy.”
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“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
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“Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant?”
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“The question is not what you look at, but what you see.”
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“A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.”
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
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Book of the New Sun discussion. It would be great to get some thoughtful analysis and interpretation going.
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