December 2009
“Like computer viruses, successful mind viruses will tend to be hard for their...”
– Richard Dawkins (via tamburina) (via rhea137) (via wildcat2030)
“There is a tradition among Middle Eastern rug weavers… that every rug, no...”
– The revenge of the good fairy - Reality Club lecture on human faillibility and technology - page 5
People with autism 'have problem with... →
Seems to be very logical, but how can such condition be helped?
The Etymology of Self
” The distinction between the notions of self and others must have been a subtle problem for the first makers of language, and the complexity is illustrated by the abundance and ambiguity of terms defining selfness and otherness in the IE (Indo-European) family. The necessary lessons for the construction and endurance of a human community are embedded in the words used to elaborate the...
“The tyrant dies and his rule is over; the martyr dies and his rule begins.”
– from The Journals of Søren Kierkegaard (via lastchatwithphontaine)
“I’m all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let’s...”
– Solomon Short (via lo-in-sojo) (via quote-book) (via kendalllouise) (via nihilnoetia) (via wildcat2030)
