“The nobility which exists within any cause is to be found not in any achievement, but instead within the struggle.” Quote by Derek R. Audette
“There has got to be a point that exists somewhere, when a rational person just has to shake his head and say: 'You know what? Maybe all the crack-pots are right!'” KnowsLifePersonsRationalShakesCracksPot Author:Derek R. Audette
“I would warn against too much of a radical devotion to rationality. Rationality is an illusion, an invented concept, a construct from the mind of man. It is not a property of the universe. Rationality may be a useful tool when it suits our purposes, however, it is merely a measuring stick, calibrated against what we know of the nature of the universe - all of which may or may not be completely inaccurate.” KnowsMenLifeMindMayPurposeUniverseToo MuchIllusionConceptsToolsPropertySticksDevotionSuitsRadicalRationalityConstructsMeasuring Author:Derek R. Audette
“Without compassion, true gratitude is an impossibility. If we are to feel gratitude towards another for their deeds, then we must have compassion for the suffering and self-sacrifice which they endured in carrying out those deeds. If their actions were free of suffering or sacrifice, then are they truly deserving of gratitude?” IfsLifeFeelsSelfActionSufferingCompassionSacrificeGratitudeDeedsImpossibilityDeservingSelf Sacrifice Author:Derek R. Audette
“Gratitude free of compassion is selfishness. It is nothing more than being happy for what has been done to benefit you.” LifeHas BeensDoneCompassionGratitudeBenefitsSelfishness Author:Derek R. Audette
“If you're going to condemn a people based on the actions of the worst of its ranks; take a good look at the worst of your people first and judge yourself.” PeopleIfsLifeFirstsLooksActionWorstJudgingLooking Good Author:Derek R. Audette
“If it turns out that physical death truly results in the absolute cessation of consciousness, then it would seem to me that in the grand truth of things, every human who has ever lived, who has not committed every minute of their lives toward an effort in finding a cure for mortality, has died as an utter and miserable failure.” IfsLifeHumansSeemsTurnsResultsEffortConsciousnessMinutesFindingsDiedAbsolutesCommittedCuresMiserableMortality Author:Derek R. Audette
“From my observations, it would seem that the core message of most major religions is right, just and pure. For this reason I can not help but conclude that evil acts committed by religious people are committed not because of their religion, but in spite of it.” PeopleLifeI CanReasonHelpingSeemsEvilReligiousPureMajorsMessagesCommittedCoreObservationSpiteCan Not Author:Derek R. Audette
“It would seem to me that If this physical life, of which we are now aware, does indeed comprise the entirety of human experience, then what we seem to intuitively know to be true is entirely backwards. For if this is the case, then it must be the despicable tyrant, free of any moral values, and not the selfless compassionate who sacrifices himself for the good of mankind that is truly the one most deserving of our reverence and emulation.” IfsKnowsLifeHumansDoeSeemsValuesMoralCasesSacrificeMankindBeing TrueCompassionateTyrantsReverenceSelflessBackwardsHuman ExperienceDeservingDespicableMoral ValuesEntiretyEmulation Author:Derek R. Audette
“In a world where God does not exist, any reasonable person must see that the propensity toward selfishness should be the most venerated of all human traits. From this it stands to reason that any man, knowing the total expanse of his existence to be finite, who does not devote every moment of his life to acts of pure selfishness, must be seen as nothing more than a fool.” MenWorldLifeShouldHumansPersonsDoeReasonMomentsExistenceKnowingFoolPureSelfishnessReasonableTraitsFinitePropensityExpanse Author:Derek R. Audette
“My life is about my journey, and your life is about your journey. You are completely unqualified to draw my map, and I am completely unqualified to draw yours. I hope you'll let me know all about the path you've found, so that I may judge it for myself against my own path, and have the freedom to choose between the two. But please don't try and drag me from my path on to yours, and I will be sure to return the favor.” KnowsLifeTryingMayTwoLife IsFoundMy OwnPathJourneyJudgingReturnPleaseDrawsLet MeFavorsMapsDragMy JourneyFreedom To ChooseUnqualified Author:Derek R. Audette