“Few persons can be made to believe that it is not quite an easy thing to invent a method of secret writing that shall baffle investigation. Yet it may be roundly asserted that human ingenuity cannot concoct a cipher which human ingenuity cannot resolve.” WritingBelieveHumansMayPersonsMadeEasySecretDiscoveryMethodResolveInvestigationIngenuityEpiphanyEasy ThingsCiphers Book:Complete Works Of Edgar Allan Poe: The New Raven Edition Source: Complete Works Of Edgar Allan Poe: The New Raven Edition
“Absurdism, like methodical doubt, has wiped the slate clean. It leaves us in a blind alley. But, like methodical doubt, it can, by returning upon itself, open up a new field of investigation, and in the process of reasoning then pursues the same course. I proclaim that I believe in nothing and that everything is absurd, but I cannot doubt the validity of my proclamation and I must at least believe in my protest.” BelieveCoursesI BelieveProcessDoubtFieldsBlindCleanI Believe InAbsurdPursueReasoningProtestInvestigationAlleysValiditySlateProclamationMethodical Book:The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt Source: The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt