"Letters to a Young Contrarian" Quotes
A collection of thought-provoking letters encouraging critical thinking and dissent.
nonfiction | 141 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.
To be in opposition is not to be a nihilist.
The search for Nirvana, like the search for Utopia or the end of history or the classless society, is ultimately a futile and dangerous one.
Take the risk of thinking for yourself. Much more happiness, truth, beauty, and wisdom will come to you that way.
Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the 'transcendent' and all who invite you to subordinate or annihilate yourself.
The moment you declare a set of ideas to be immune from criticism, satire, derision, or contempt, freedom of thought becomes impossible.
The only position that leaves me with no cognitive dissonance is atheism. It is not a creed. Death is certain, replacing both the siren-song of Paradise and the dread of Hell.
The person who is certain, and who claims divine warrant for his certainty, belongs now to the infancy of our species.
