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“perhaps the problem of evil is a human problem, one of an egotistical mind-set, an anthropocentric bent in our thinking and perspective.”

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Book:Stephen King and Philosophy

Source: Stephen King and Philosophy

“Contrary to popular belief, some animals would not have each chosen to be a human being, if they were given the choice between being what they are and being human.”

“We human beings regard ourselves as (or compare ourselves to) animals only when it suits us.”

“Nobody enjoys the company of others as intensely as someone who usually avoids the company of others.”

“Perhaps the most wrenching by-product of the scientific revolution has been to render untenable many of our most cherished and most comforting beliefs. The tidy anthropocentric proscenium of our ancestors has been replaced by a cold, immense, indifferent Universe in which humans are relegated to obscurity. But I see the emergence in our consciousness of a Universe of a magnificence, and an intricate, elegant order far beyond anything our ancestors imagined. And if much about the Universe can be understood in terms of a few simple laws of Nature, those wishing to believe in God can certainly ascribe those beautiful laws to a Reason underpinning all of Nature. My own view is that it is far better to understand the Universe as it really is than to pretend to a Universe as we might wish it to be.”

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Book:Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium

Source: Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium

“You cannot be truly humble, unless you truly believe that life can and will go on without you.”