The New Nonsense: The End of the Rational ConsensusAnalyzes the embracing of non-rational ideas or beliefs in the face of contradictory evidence as a harbinger of social collapse. |
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... mystery , ” and what sort of consolation is that ? No , the real consolation is not purpose but the promised continuity of our own existence after death , in perpetuo . For in that idea man has a club with which to batter down the Id ...
... mystery , ” and what sort of consolation is that ? No , the real consolation is not purpose but the promised continuity of our own existence after death , in perpetuo . For in that idea man has a club with which to batter down the Id ...
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... mystery surrounding the synthesis of manna is even deeper , since it is supposed to have consisted of carbohydrates , which con- tain oxygen and are furthermore quite combustible . If manna came in on comet Venus at high velocity it ...
... mystery surrounding the synthesis of manna is even deeper , since it is supposed to have consisted of carbohydrates , which con- tain oxygen and are furthermore quite combustible . If manna came in on comet Venus at high velocity it ...
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... Mystery . Shaver , a professional welder , anticipated scientology in being able to go back in memory to previous incarnations - as far back as the time of the Lost Atlantis . The data he turned up in this way seemed to lead to a Hollow ...
... Mystery . Shaver , a professional welder , anticipated scientology in being able to go back in memory to previous incarnations - as far back as the time of the Lost Atlantis . The data he turned up in this way seemed to lead to a Hollow ...
Contents
Introduction | 9 |
On Being a Believer | 33 |
Touch Hate Feel Etc | 42 |
Copyright | |
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