Russell, Bertrand -- “Intellectual Rubbish,” Essays in Skepticism (1962)
To avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind are prone, no superhuman genius is required. A few simple rules will keep you, not from all error, but from silly error. If the matter is one that...
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The instinct of conventionality, the horror of uncertainty, and vested interests, all militate against the acceptance of a new idea. Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and...
View ArticleRussell, Bertrand -- “Ideas That Have Harmed Mankind,” Unpopular Essays (1950)
One of the most interesting and harmful delusions to which men and nations can be subjected is that of imagining themselves special instruments of the Divine Will. Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English...
View ArticleRussell, Bertrand -- “Freedom and Government” (1940)
Freedom of opinion can only exist when the government thinks itself secure. Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher“Freedom and Government” (1940)
View ArticleRussell, Bertrand -- “Free Thought and Official Propaganda,” lecture, South...
It is clear that the most elementary condition, if thought is to be free, is the absence of legal penalties for the expression of opinions. No great country has yet reached to this level, although most...
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It is clear that thought is not free if the profession of certain opinions makes it impossible to earn a living. Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher“Free Thought and...
View ArticleRussell, Bertrand -- “Eastern and Western Ideals of Happiness,” Sceptical...
We have in fact, two kinds of morality, side by side: one that we preach, but do not practice, and another that we practice, but seldom preach. Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and...
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A life which goes excessively against natural impulse is [...] likely to involve effects of strain that may be quite as bad as indulgence in forbidden impulses would have been. People who live a life...
View ArticleRussell, Bertrand -- “Atheism and Agnosticism,” Essays in Skepticism (1962)
When one admits that nothing is certain one must, I think, also admit that some things are much more nearly certain than others. Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and...
View ArticleRussell, Bertrand -- “An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish,” Unpopular Essays...
More cranks take up unfashionable errors than unfashionable truths. Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher“An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish,” Unpopular Essays (1950)
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Man is a rational animal — so at least I have been told. Throughout a long life, I have looked diligently for evidence in favor of this statement, but so far I have not had the good fortune to come...
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Be very wary of opinions that flatter your self-esteem. Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher“An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish,” Unpopular Essays (1950)
View ArticleRussell, Bertrand -- “An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish” (1943)
Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear. Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher“An...
View ArticleRussell, Bertrand -- “Am I An Atheist Or An Agnostic?” (1947)
Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality. Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher“Am I An Atheist Or An Agnostic?” (1947) Full text.
View ArticleRussell, Bertrand -- Understanding History, And Other Essays, “How to Read...
History is invaluable in increasing our knowledge of human nature because it shows how people may be expected to behave in new situations. Many prominent men and women are completely ordinary in...
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As soon as we abandon our own reason, and are content to rely upon authority, there is no end to our troubles. The post “An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish,” Unpopular Essays (1950) appeared first on...
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The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way. Persecution is used in theology, not in arithmetic, because in arithmetic there is knowledge, but...
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Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something; in the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones.Also in “Atheism and Agnosticism,” Essays in Skepticism (1962). The...
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To avoid the various foolish opinions to which mankind are prone, no superhuman genius is required. A few simple rules will keep you, not from all error, but from silly error. If the matter is one that...
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