Quote of the Day
If you enjoy programming, philosophy, math, or any number of geeky topics, you're in the right place. Every day, I'll post a random quote from my extensive collection of Kindle highlights. Quotes do not necessarily reflect my views or opinions. In fact, part of my epistemic process is to consume a wide variety of contradictory material.
01/26/2026
Ideology divided the world up simplistically into those who thought and acted properly, and those who did not. Ideology enabled the believer to hide from his own unpleasant and inadmissible fantasies and wishes.
— JORDAN B. PETERSON, Maps of Meaning
01/25/2026
There are, in fact, more people in the United States who cannot read than who doubt the existence of Yahweh.
— Sam Harris, The Moral Landscape
01/24/2026
What’s the difference between these ‘art works’ by Andy Warhol and a similar pile of boxes in a supermarket’s storeroom – which would not, generally speaking, be considered works of art?
— Anja Publications, Philosophy Now
01/23/2026
The greatest social consequence of the Darwinian revolution was the grudging acceptance by humans that humans were random descendants of monkeys, neither perfect nor engineered. The greatest social consequence of neo-biological civilization will be the grudging acceptance by humans that humans are the random ancestors of machines, and that as machines we can be engineered ourselves.
— Kevin Kelly, Out of Control
01/22/2026
The spirit of revolution can spread very easily; but it can just as easily descend into chaos and ravage an entire society.
— Anja Publications, Philosophy Now
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