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How to Survive History: How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes How to Survive History: How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes by Cody Cassidy
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“狂風巨浪連續六十天猛烈地撞擊著你們無助的船隻。皮加費塔寫道,在一場特別強的暴風雨中,水手們感到大難將至,紛紛開始哭泣。你反倒是沒那麼憂傷,因為你已經暈船到希望一死了之。”
Cody Cassidy, How to Survive History: How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes
“這些書中還有更為基進的言論,像是古希臘哲學家伊比鳩魯的思想,他是以德膜克利特的思想為基礎來進一步推論,指出若是宇宙真是建立在原子和虛空之上,那麼人類在宇宙中所占據的位置並不比任何其他生物或物質更特殊。在他看來,既然沒有物質階層的存在,那麼不管是人類,還是日月星辰,都不可能是至尊的天神造物,而只是原子的短暫碰撞:從無到有,最終注定歸於虛空。而在伊比鳩魯看來,認識到這一點非但不會引發存在危機,反而帶給他極大的自由。他得以自由地去尋找讓他快樂的事情,追求科學發現,並避免那些帶給他痛苦的事情。如果在痛苦中沒有任何獲得,那麼受苦就毫無意義。”
Cody Cassidy, How to Survive History: How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes