Michele Pasin / Quotes

Jokes require living a human life

Jokes are bits of knowledge that can only be acquired through living a life as a member of the species Homo sapiens. The Architect in The Matrix possessed truly God-like omniscience. But even the Architect did not seem to have much of a sense of humor.

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#humor #knowledge #human-life

After of the ending of absolute values, a life of tranquillity is the only solution (granted a man has the right temperament for it)

For Tranquility.—But will not our philosophy become thus a tragedy? Will not truth prove the enemy of life, of betterment? A question seems to weigh upon our…

Human, All Too Human: A Book For Free Spirits #truth #life #nature #knowledge #human-life

If there is no longer any ought morality, wouldn't death be preferable?

For Tranquility.—But will not our philosophy become thus a tragedy? Will not truth prove the enemy of life, of betterment? A question seems to weigh upon our…

Human, All Too Human: A Book For Free Spirits #truth #life #human-life #philosophy #religion #morality

Philosophy

...he defined philosophy as science [gakumon], i.e. unified conceptual knowledge, more specifically the first and universal science that “reflects on the…

Nishida Kitarō (stanford Encyclopedia Of Philosophy) #philosophy #intuition #human-life #science #Nishida #notion

Not-two with my underpants

When I came to I was standing beside the bath, with no recollection of how I had managed to get there. Nor did I have any idea what to do next. Drying myself…

The Acid Diaries (Christopher Gray) #nondualism #psychedelics #humor #self

A thesaurus reflects an historical state of knowledge

It must be clear, that a thesaurus can never reflect absolute truth but only a historical stage of knowledge.

Thesauri Of Historical Periods – A Proposal For Standardization. #truth #thesaurus #knowledge #stage

Ancient Greek forms of knowing

Ancient Greek was capable of discerning between several different forms of knowing. These different forms may be described in English as being propositional…

Gnosticism - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia #knowledge