“Paranoia reduces anxiety and guilt by transferring to the other all the characteristics one does not want to recognize in oneself. It is maintained by selective perception and recall. We only see and acknowledge those negative aspects of the enemy that support the stereotype we have already created.” WantDoeEnemySupportAtheismAnxietyPerceptionNegativeAspectGuiltOneselfPositive AtheismAcknowledgeCharacteristicsRecallsStereotypeParanoiaSelective Author:Sam Keen
“Consensual paranoia - the pathology of the normal person who is a member of a war-justifying society - forms the template from which all the images of the enemy are created. By studying the logic of paranoia, we can see why certain archetypes of the enemy must necessarily recur, no matter what the historical circumstances.” PersonsWarMatterFormCertainEnemyStudyAtheismCircumstancesMembersNormalLogicNo Matter WhatHistoricalPositive AtheismParanoiaArchetypePathology Author:Sam Keen
“If some incarnation of evil as unambiguous as Hitler appeared again, I would have no moral qualms about killing the enemy. But in the modern world of moral murkiness, I prefer to keep my hands as clean of enemy blood as possible.” IfsWorldHandsEvilMoralEnemyBloodAtheismModernCleanKillingPositive AtheismModern WorldIncarnationQualmsQualms About Author:Sam Keen
“If we had a better understanding of the ways we think about enemies, we might be able to think of more rational ways of settling conflict.” IfsThinkingWayMightAbleUnderstandingEnemyHeroConflictRationalSettlingHeroic Author:Sam Keen
“In the beginning, we create the enemy. Before the weapon comes the image. We think others to death and then invent the battle-axe or ballistic missiles with which to actually kill them. Propaganda precedes technology.” ThinkingEnemyTechnologyBattleWeaponsPropagandaExistentialMissiles Author:Sam Keen
