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The Story of Philosophy

by Will Durant

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The Complete Witcher

by Andrzej Sapkowski

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Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time

by Michael Shermer

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Karl Martin’s Quotes

“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
― S.G. Tallentyre, The Friends of Voltaire

tags: disagreement, evelyn-beatrice-hall, freedom-of-speech, freedom-of-thought, misattributed-to-voltaire

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“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.”
― Voltaire

tags: absurdities, atheism, atrocities, barbarity, injustice, religion, skepticism

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“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey

tags: dance, heaven, hurt, inspirational, life, love, sing

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“The men who fought at Verdun, at Waterloo, at Flodden, at Senlac, at Thermopylae—every one of them had lice crawling over his testicles.”
― George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia

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“Devotion to the truth is the hallmark of morality; there is no greater, nobler, more heroic form of devotion than the act of a man who assumes the responsibility of thinking.”
― Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

tags: galt, objectivism, philosophy, taggart

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To the Glory of Man — 248 members — last activity Dec 15, 2020 04:43PM
Welcome: ... Advocates of Reason ... Hero Worshippers ... Ayn Rand Fans

Neo-victorian novel — 124 members — last activity Jul 09, 2016 05:11PM
For those who like to read modern novels set in Victorian times

Cyberpunk — 953 members — last activity Aug 09, 2022 06:39AM
A group for fans of all things cyberpunk. Have fun. Make something happen. Authors, please use the 'Marketing, Beta Readers, Reviews' folder to post ...more

Steampunk Lit — 135 members — last activity Mar 28, 2015 01:58AM
Being a collection of books with a steampunk bent. Rife with explorers, mad scientists, steam power, sword-wielding warriors and clever young girls wi ...more

Ancient World — 532 members — last activity 3 hours, 40 min ago
For those who love books about the pre-Christian era. Anywhere. Group is new and welcomes all comers, and ideas.

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