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1. "People are stupid"; given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything. Because people are stupid, they will believe a lie because they want to believe it's true, or because they are afraid it might be true. People?s heads are full of knowledge, facts, and beliefs, and most of it is false, yet they think it all true. People are stupid; they can only rarely tell the difference between a lie and the truth, and yet they are confident they can, and so are all the easier to fool."
2.The greatest harm can result from the best intentions
3.Passion rules reason. Explanation: Letting your emotions control your reason may cause trouble for yourself and those around you.
4.There is magic in sincere forgiveness, the magic to heal. In forgiveness you grant, but more so, in forgiveness you receive.
5.People will lie to deceive you from what they truly mean to do. Watching the actions they take will prove their true intentions.
6."Let reason be your only sovereign."
7."Life is the future, not the past." Explanation: "The past can teach us, through experience, how to accomplish things in the future, comfort us with cherished memories, and provide the foundation of what has already been accomplished. But only the future holds life. To live in the past is to embrace what is dead. To live life to its fullest, each day must be created anew. As rational, thinking beings we must use our intellect, not a blind devotion to what has come before, to make rational choices.
8."Deserve victory." Explanation: Be justified in your convictions. Be completely committed. Earn what you want and need rather than waiting for others to give you what you desire.
9.A contradiction cannot exist in reality. Not in part, nor in whole.
10.Willfully turning aside from the truth is treason to one's self.
2.The greatest harm can result from the best intentions
3.Passion rules reason. Explanation: Letting your emotions control your reason may cause trouble for yourself and those around you.
4.There is magic in sincere forgiveness, the magic to heal. In forgiveness you grant, but more so, in forgiveness you receive.
5.People will lie to deceive you from what they truly mean to do. Watching the actions they take will prove their true intentions.
6."Let reason be your only sovereign."
7."Life is the future, not the past." Explanation: "The past can teach us, through experience, how to accomplish things in the future, comfort us with cherished memories, and provide the foundation of what has already been accomplished. But only the future holds life. To live in the past is to embrace what is dead. To live life to its fullest, each day must be created anew. As rational, thinking beings we must use our intellect, not a blind devotion to what has come before, to make rational choices.
8."Deserve victory." Explanation: Be justified in your convictions. Be completely committed. Earn what you want and need rather than waiting for others to give you what you desire.
9.A contradiction cannot exist in reality. Not in part, nor in whole.
10.Willfully turning aside from the truth is treason to one's self.
My beliefs are a mixture of Darwinism and a few quotes:
"Don't Worry, Be Happy" would be a main tenet, if not the main one.
"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it" is also one of my core beliefs.
"Don't Worry, Be Happy" would be a main tenet, if not the main one.
"I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it" is also one of my core beliefs.
"I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me."
That's me, quoting an 80s "teen" movie, quoting John Lennon. After all- he was The Walrus.
Seriously? I reject any attempt at pigeonholing. I have opinions from across the spectrum (like most of you) that defy neat and orderly categorization. If I have fundamental principles they're along the lines of "maximize liberty to maximize happiness," "does it work?" and "leave me alone!" in no particular order.
That's me, quoting an 80s "teen" movie, quoting John Lennon. After all- he was The Walrus.
Seriously? I reject any attempt at pigeonholing. I have opinions from across the spectrum (like most of you) that defy neat and orderly categorization. If I have fundamental principles they're along the lines of "maximize liberty to maximize happiness," "does it work?" and "leave me alone!" in no particular order.
Yahtzee pretty much spelled my cynicism philosophy for me.
"If you just assume its shit until it can prove itself otherwise you won't get your heart broken. After all, if its good, great. But if its bad then you've lost nothing."
"If you just assume its shit until it can prove itself otherwise you won't get your heart broken. After all, if its good, great. But if its bad then you've lost nothing."
