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Once something becomes discernible, or understandable, we no longer need to repeat it. We can destroy it.
Robert Anton Wilson
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Robert Anton Wilson
Age: 74 †
Born: 1932
Born: January 18
Died: 2007
Died: January 11
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Certitude is seized by some minds, not because there is any philosophical justification for it, but because such minds have an emotional need for certitude.
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A disciple is an asshole looking for a human being to attach itself to.
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It is a great privilege to be conscious in this universe. Those who understand, shine like stars.
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If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?
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You should view the world as a conspiracy run by a very closely-knit group of nearly omnipotent people, and you should think of those people as yourself and your friends.
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Voting wouldn't excite me unless it included electing the directors of the big banks and corporations, who make the real decisions that affect our lives. It's hard to get excited about the trained seals in Washington.
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Ye have locked yerselves up in cages of fear and, behold, do ye now complain that ye lack FREEDOM!
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I find the universe so staggering that I just don't have any faith in my ability to grasp it.
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Ego is a social fiction for which one person at a time gets all the blame.
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Nobody sees the obvious, nobody observes the ordinary. There are more miracles in a square yard of earth than in all the fables of the Church.
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Reality is the temporary resultant of continuous struggles between rival gangs of programmers.
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Every war results from the struggle for markets and spheres of influence, and every war is sold to the public by professional liars and totally sincere religious maniacs, as a Holy Crusade to save God and Goodness from Satan and Evil.
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I look forward without dogmatic optimism but without dread.
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part of the humor of living on this backward planet is listening to the hominids rationalize their predations.
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Since things are moving faster and faster, we cannot afford the amount of stupidity that we used to be able to tolerate.
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