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“Most contemporary philosophers are conservative and eager to keep their jobs.”

Quote by Mario Bunge

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Mario Bunge is an Argentine-born philosopher known for his contributions to the fields of philosophy of science, logic, epistemology, and ethics. His thoughts are deeply influenced by positivism and rationalism, emphasizing the importance of the scientific method in understanding the world. more

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“In the scientific community you find competent teachers and original researchers, just as in the musical community you find many good performers but very few good composers.”

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“In any event, I don't believe in instant philosophy, because interesting problems take a long time to understand and work out. Just think of the problems of truth and justice.”

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“Some of the big philosophical problems have been solved by science, at least to a 1st approximation. Examples: the problems of matter, and mind. Only philosophical reactionaries, like Noam Chomsky, claim that they are and will remain mysteries.”

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“I'm trying to get good message out to the people. It's like the scriptures because you know what the scriptures are in the bible. Words of Jah, words of Christ, words of Rasta and everything that's righteous are in the scriptures unto I and I.”

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