Every contemporary freethinker would believe in Christianity if born in medieval England, and slavery if born in ancient Rome.
Dec 052012
Dec 042012
God is another name for epistemic modesty, which is dead.
Dec 032012
Never before have so many spent so much time in school to so little purpose.
Nov 302012
Those who believe that what you cannot quantify does not exist also believe that what you can quantify, does.
Nov 292012
An above-average capacity for boredom is optimal; a superior one is disastrous.
Nov 282012
Civilization is the set of conditions that make it possible to delay gratification indefinitely.
Nov 272012
Asking a native to recommend a translation is like asking a local to recommend a hotel.
Nov 262012
The more software costs, the worse it is.
Nov 232012
The glass ceiling may be trompe l’oeil.
Nov 222012
The provocateur is the most fortunate of men: he receives all credit for his wisdom and no blame for his folly.