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Read through the most famous quotes by topic #metaphysics
Metaphysics means nothing but an unusually obstinate effort to think clearly. The fundamental conceptions of psychology are practically very clear to us, but theoretically they are very confused, and one easily makes the obscurest assumptions in this science without realizing, until challenged, what internal difficulties they involve. ↗
...an optimistic mind-set finds dozens of possible solutions for every problem that the pessimist regards as incurable. ↗
Inevitably it follows that anyone with an independent mind must become 'one who resists or opposes an authority or established convention': a rebel. ...And if enough people come to agree with—and follow—the REBEL, we now have a DEVIL. Until, of course, still more people agree. And then, finally, we have ... GREATNESS. ↗
If it turns out that there is a God...the worst that you can say about him is that basically he's an underachiever. ↗
Give us this day our daily Faith, but deliver us, dear God, from Belief. ↗
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Do not be afraid of the word 'theory'. Yes, it can sound dauntingly abstract at times, and in the hands of some writers can appear to have precious little to do with the actual, visual world around us. Good theory however, is an awesome thing. [...] But unless we actually use it, it borders on the metaphysical and might as well not be used at all. ↗
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To understand an issue or someone’s argument about anything, one needs to understand the very nature of the issue, which is the foundational question concerning anything. ↗
