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“Belief can be manipulated. Only knowledge is dangerous.” p. 29

Oh man, it’s the ontological argument for the existence of God, lol. This book takes me back to my college philosophy days… good memories!

Philosophical speculation can be fun!! 🤓

“Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.” p. 604

“My father once told me that respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality.”
p. 334

This is my 4th or 5th read of this book, and it actually gets better each time. 🤩🔥

One wouldn’t think that a discussion of the concept of “nothing” would entail so many elusive possibilities… 😆

This will be my 4th or 5th reread of this novel, one of my all-time faves. Want to revisit it once again before the new film comes out next week—Yes, I’ve got my ticket to see it in IMAX… 🤟🤩🔥

“… [F]alse and harmful words are not the problem; false and harmful ideas are the problem, and suppressing them does not defeat them: demonstrating that they are false and replacing them with better ideas defeats them.” pp. 207-8

“What sort of emotion is appropriate when the object of that emotion is the world as a whole? This question divides people into two categories: those who smile on existence, and those who frown on it.” p. 32

Fun, so far!