“Our idealists must own that their velleity to abolish all suffering is most fully expressed in the Fifth Wisdom of Lamaism, the doctrine that teaches that "no durable happiness, nor yet security, for any sentient being can exist while others are a prey to suffering." That truth cannot be questioned and you may take it to heart: in practical terms it means we got ourselves born on the wrong planet - in the wrong universe.” HeartMayMeanSufferingUniverseTermBornTeachSecurityPlanetsPracticalsDoctrineFifthPreyAbolishIdealistSentient Beings Author:Revilo P. Oliver
“Religion is but a desperate attempt to find an escape from the truly dreadful situation in which we find ourselves. Here we are in this wholly fantastic universe with scarcely a clue as to whether our existence has any real significance. No wonder then that many people feel the need for some belief that gives them a sense of security, and no wonder that they become very angry with people like me who say that this is illusory.” PeopleNeedsGivingFeelsRealUniverseBeliefExistenceSituationWonderAtheismSecurityAngryPositive AtheismLike MeFantasticDesperateSignificanceClueIllusory Book:The nature of the universe Source: The nature of the universe
“Most men are like me. They cannot live in a universe where the most bizarre thought can in one second enter into the realm of reality--where, most often, it does enter, like a knife in a heart.” MenHeartDoeRealityUniverseSecurityDangerLike MeRealmsKnivesBizarre Author:Albert Camus
“until you have, once at least, faced everything you know - the whole universe - with utter giving in, and let all that is 'not you' flow over and engulf you, there can be no lasting sense of security. Only by being prepared to accept annihilation can one escape from that spiritual 'abiding alone' which is in fact the truly death-like state.” KnowsGivingStatesWholeFactsSpiritualUniverseAcceptingSecurityAcceptanceFlowPreparedLastingAbidingAnnihilationGiving In Author:Marion Milner
“One is faced with a dilemma: If one places total trust in all other users, one is vulnerable to the antisocial behavior of any malicious user consider the case of viruses. But if one tries to be totally reclusive and isolated, one is not only bored, but one's information universe will cease to grow and be enhanced by interaction with others. The result is that most of us operate in a complicated trade-off zone with various arrangements of trust and security mechanisms.” IfsTryingUniverseGrowsResultsCasesSecurityInformationBehaviorTradeVariousComplicatedCeaseVulnerableBoredZoneMechanismIsolatedInteractionUsersArrangementsVirusesDilemmaMaliciousAntisocialTrade OffsInteraction With OthersAntisocial Behavior Author:Fernando J. Corbato