Theme: “Make Myself Believe”

💬 Quote Library — containing “Make Myself Believe”

Never Doubt What Nobody Is Sure About

Oh, you should never, never doubt what nobody is sure about.

from Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

My Fake Plants Died Because I Did Not Pretend to Water Them

My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them.

He Is Firmly Persuaded That He Knows Already

The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded...

from The Kingdom of God Is Within You by Leo Tolstoy

Big Discoveries Are Protected by Public Incredulity

Only puny secrets need protection. Big discoveries are protected by public incredulity.

from Take Today by Marshall McLuhan

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It Affirms, in Effect, That Living Beings Create Themselves

As a scientific theory, Darwinism would have been jettisoned long ago. The point, however, is that the doctrine of evolution has swept the world not on the strength of its scientific merits, but precisely in its capacity as a Gnostic...

Source: Teilhardism And The New Religion by Wolfgang Smith

Every Myth Represents the Absolute Truth Within Its Society

Also, every myth represents the absolute truth within its society. The word ‘myth’ is derived from the Greek word mythos, which can mean ‘story’, but also means ‘word’, in the sense of ‘the final word’. Indeed, anybody who dared to...

Source: Big Bang by Simon Singh

They Merely Refused to Believe That It Was Divine Meddling

This is not to say that the new wave of philosophers necessarily wanted to deny the existence of the gods, rather that they merely refused to believe that it was divine meddling that was responsible for natural phenomena.

Source: Big Bang by Simon Singh

Those Who Are the Most Captivated by Its Spell

The study of cosmology shows how our relationship to the universe and our fellow humans is inextricably conditioned by our underlying belief systems and mythologies. As every thoughtful person realizes, the life of each civilization-and every individual-is influenced by underlying...

Source: Jesus Christ, Sun of God by David Fideler

Humans for the Most Part Don’t Have a Clue

Humans for the most part don't have a clue. They don't want one or need one either. They're happy. They think they have a good bead on things. Why the big secret? People are smart, they can handle it. A...

Source: Men in Black

We Think Our Beliefs Are Based on Sound Evidence

Another reason to adopt moderate skepticism concerns the very real danger that we might be deceiving ourselves in our beliefs, even when we think our beliefs are based on sound evidence. One way in which this can happen is well...

Source: The Beatles and Philosophy by David Detmer

It’s as Simple as That

Mike Michaelson : Christof, let me ask you, why do you think that Truman has never come close to discovering the true nature of his world until now? Christof :We accept the reality of the world with which we're presented....

Source: The Truman Show