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For example, researchers showed men a picture of a female after the men had watched Charlie’s Angels—a television show from the 1970s with three very attractive females as the main characters. Compared to a control group, men who had been
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“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
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“The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”
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“Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.”
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“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
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“I believe that when I die I shall rot, and nothing of my ego will survive. I am not young and I love life. But I should scorn to shiver with terror at the thought of annihilation. Happiness is nonetheless true happiness because it must come to an end, nor do thought and love lose their value because they are not everlasting. Many a man has borne himself proudly on the scaffold; surely the same pride should teach us to think truly about man's place in the world. Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cosy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigour, and the great spaces have a splendour of their own.”
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The Sanctuary Book Club SF
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This is a very informal book club, where we meet once in a while and discuss themes and ideas from a chosen book.
Ask Sheryl WuDunn - October 1, 2012
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— last activity Oct 02, 2012 05:32AM
Join us on Monday, October 1, 2012 for a special discussion with the author of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide a ...more
Jessica’s 2022 Year in Books
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