This is specially true in our religion-soaked world; people are simply numb and deluded with dreams of immortality. It is our noble fight to make others aware of their finitude! — Louco
So philosophers, whom are still religious, are compacted to the finitude and are not capable to know the truth? — SethRy
Why do you feel compelled to "save the masses", as it were? — yupamiralda
What makes you different from a crusader? — yupamiralda
When you see a grown man sucking on a pacifier, slap him hard. — Louco
Of course, being a man of knowledge requires an inordinate amount of pride: you notice the cutting edge of imagination and try to go beyond. — Louco
Humility is a vice, it is a chain that weighs down on men of knowledge, and to even hint at it being a virtue you are putting yourselves in the company of men who thought of their mental slavery as the highest prize they could aspire. — Louco
their religious faiths spill over into politics, public life, school curricula, impact others, etc, then it becomes a problem. — jorndoe
Humility is a vice, it is a chain that weighs down on men of knowledge, and to even hint at it being a virtue you are putting yourselves in the company of men who thought of their mental slavery as the highest prize they could aspire. — Louco
a barbarian who hates civilization! — yupamiralda
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