Thought for the day
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wrote on 26 Sept 2022, 18:53 last edited by
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wrote on 26 Sept 2022, 18:57 last edited by
Reminiscent of the teachings of a certain public intellectual from the New Coffee Room.
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wrote on 26 Sept 2022, 18:58 last edited by
Oh yes. He Who Shall Go Unnamed was the first I thought of.
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wrote on 26 Sept 2022, 21:56 last edited by
True? Or written by Huxley in a fit of vicious cynicism?
I would hate to think it's true.
But I fear it is.
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True? Or written by Huxley in a fit of vicious cynicism?
I would hate to think it's true.
But I fear it is.
wrote on 26 Sept 2022, 22:23 last edited by@Catseye3 said in Thought for the day:
True? Or written by Huxley in a fit of vicious cynicism?
I would hate to think it's true.
But I fear it is.
It’s part of our cultural programming to find a truth like that to be vicious cynicism. The truth isn’t pretty, and we prefer pretty.
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True? Or written by Huxley in a fit of vicious cynicism?
I would hate to think it's true.
But I fear it is.
wrote on 26 Sept 2022, 22:25 last edited by@Catseye3 said in Thought for the day:
True? Or written by Huxley in a fit of vicious cynicism?
I would hate to think it's true.
But I fear it is.
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/95413-the-surest-way-to-work-up-a-crusade-in-favor
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@Catseye3 said in Thought for the day:
True? Or written by Huxley in a fit of vicious cynicism?
I would hate to think it's true.
But I fear it is.
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/95413-the-surest-way-to-work-up-a-crusade-in-favor
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@Catseye3 said in Thought for the day:
True? Or written by Huxley in a fit of vicious cynicism?
I would hate to think it's true.
But I fear it is.
It’s part of our cultural programming to find a truth like that to be vicious cynicism. The truth isn’t pretty, and we prefer pretty.
wrote on 26 Sept 2022, 22:28 last edited by@Horace said in Thought for the day:
The truth isn’t pretty, and we prefer pretty.
No worries, I can take it.
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wrote on 27 Sept 2022, 15:59 last edited by
@Mik said in Thought for the day:
Oh yes. He Who Shall Go Unnamed was the first I thought of.
I am confused? Who is that?
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@Mik said in Thought for the day:
Oh yes. He Who Shall Go Unnamed was the first I thought of.
I am confused? Who is that?
wrote on 27 Sept 2022, 16:07 last edited by@taiwan_girl said in Thought for the day:
@Mik said in Thought for the day:
Oh yes. He Who Shall Go Unnamed was the first I thought of.
I am confused? Who is that?
He goes incognito here, but actually one of our number is a widely respected public intellectual. I’m not comfortable betraying his confidence by naming him though.
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wrote on 27 Sept 2022, 16:25 last edited by
Thanks