The Dojo of Roman - Quote of the day

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Today's philosophical quote:

“This is very similar to the suggestion put forward by the Quirmian philosopher Ventre, who said, "Possibly the gods exist, and possibly they do not. So why not believe in them in any case? If it's all true you'll go to a lovely place when you die, and if it isn't then you've lost nothing, right?" When he died he woke up in a circle of gods holding nasty-looking sticks and one of them said, "We're going to show you what we think of Mr Clever Dick in these parts...”

? Terry Pratchett (From The Hogfather)
 
"God is the greatest comedian of all times and his greatest joke is the Universe - because we have been waiting at least 15 billion years for the punchline." ------- Roman
 
We face a conflict between civilisation and culture, which used to be on the same side. Civilisation means rational reflection, material wellbeing, individual autonomy and ironic self-doubt; culture means a form of life that is customary, collective, passionate, spontaneous, unreflective and irrational.

-------Terry Eagleton
 
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