“It seems like when you get information like that, you should try it out ahead of time. Or at least check it out on the internet. But Craig didn’t.” from Worse Than the First
“The good that we do becomes the meaning that we give to our lives.” from The Good and the Meaning
“You actually do choose to look at or avoid certain bits of evidence that then predispose you one way or the other, and then you ultimately decide…” from Complex Combinations of Causes
“Brains have evolved for one purpose: to input sensory information from the organism’s surroundings, integrate that information with internal information in the form of instincts and previously learned information, with the purpose of consequently then outputting actions to take which best benefit that organism.” from The Brain is a Decision Making Machine
“…the best life balances a happiness that we each deserve, with helping those around us, and the world as a whole, like three pieces to a pie.” from Balance and the Three Thirds
“Everything we do affects not only ourselves, but by our choices and actions we set examples for the rest of mankind.” from Some of Jean Paul Sartre’s Best Bits
“The more common political lies of the past, used primarily to win individual elections, have been replaced by elaborate webs of distortions intended to use voters’ confusions as tools in constructing greedy gain.” from Types of Political Lies
“Owned thoughts are those a person has contributed to through reflection; thoughts a person can adequately defend. ” from Thinking for Yourself
“I would rather trip from walking too near a rock than because my all powerful father pushed me. In only one of these instances can a lesson be applied to the next rock. ” from Is It Better To Not Know Why Bad Things Happen?
“There is no such thing as chance in the world, yet nothing is more free than the imagination of man.” from Hume’s Best
“…each citizen has the right to the maximum basic personal and political liberties that are compatible with a similar system that can be afforded to others.” from John Rawls – Philosophical Highlights
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