#philosohical

[enszgr]

[pneumaticaxiom]

Woah. 

[pneumaticaxiom]

Dogmatism and skepticism are both, in a sense, absolute philosophies; one is certain of knowing, the other of not knowing. What philosophy should dissipate is certainty, whether of knowledge or ignorance.

Bertrand Russell; pinpoint accuracy, and insightful, as you'd expect from the genius.

[pneumaticaxiom]

Religion is part of the human make-up. It's also part of our cultural and intellectual history. Religion was our first attempt at literature, the texts, our first attempt at cosmology, making sense of where we are in the universe, our first attempt at health care, believing in faith healing, our first attempt at philosophy.

Surprisingly from the Christopher Hichens. 

[firstclassfoodie]

My philosophical contributions to society for the night