“It is still your work or role that finally gives you your definition in our society, and the thousands upon thousands of people who I believe are like me are those who have never found the professional skin to fit the riot in their souls .” PeopleGivingBelieveStillsSoulFoundI BelieveRolesFitSkinsDefinitionsLike MeOur SocietyRiot Book:What's this cat's story?: the best of Seymour Krim Source: What's this cat's story?: the best of Seymour Krim
“But you must still know to respect other people's faith.' 'Why? We don't respect any other delusion. We lock up people who believe they're Christ, yet we're supposed to humour those who believe in him.' 'By definition, faith is irrational: a belief you hold against the normal rules of evidence.' 'In which case I believe in Jedi” PeopleKnowsBelieveStillsBeliefI BelieveChristCasesHumourNormalEvidenceDefinitionsI Believe InDelusionLocksIrrationalRespecting OthersLock Up Book:The Enemy of the Good Source: The Enemy of the Good
“Close reading of tough-minded writing is still the best, cheapest, and quickest method known for learning to think for yourself... Reading, and rigorous discussion of that reading in a way that obliges you to formulate a position and support it against objections, is an operational definition of education... reading, analysis, and discussion is the way we develop reliable judgment, the principle way we come to penetrate covert movements behind the facade of public appearances.” ThinkingWayWritingStillsReadingBehindsKnownPrinciplesSupportMovementPositionJudgmentToughMethodDefinitionsAppearanceDiscussionAnalysisPenetrateObjectionsFacadeCovertThink For YourselfClose Reading Author:John Taylor Gatto