Belief is the death of intelligence. As soon as one believes a doctrine of any sort, or assumes certitude, one stops thinking about that aspect of existence.

Quote by Robert Anton Wilson

Topics: Doctrine Quotes, Intelligence Quotes

Humans live through their myths and only endure their realities.

Humans live through their myths and only endure their realities.

The abandoned infant's cry is rage, not fear.

The abandoned infant's cry is rage, not fear.

Certitude belongs exclusively to those who only own one encyclopedia.

Certitude belongs exclusively to those who only own one encyclopedia.

The most thoroughly and relentlessly Damned, banned, excluded, condemned, forbidden, ostracized, ignore, suppressed, repressed, robbed,...

The most thoroughly and relentlessly Damned, banned, excluded, condemned, forbidden, ostracized, ignore, suppressed, repressed, robbed,...

Animals outline their territories with their excretions, humans outline their territories by ink excretions on...

Animals outline their territories with their excretions, humans outline their territories by ink excretions on...

On a planet that increasingly resembles one huge Maximum Security prison, the only intelligent choice...

On a planet that increasingly resembles one huge Maximum Security prison, the only intelligent choice...

When the rose and the cross are united the alchemical marriage is complete and the...

When the rose and the cross are united the alchemical marriage is complete and the...

Ego is a social fiction for which one person at a time gets all the...

Ego is a social fiction for which one person at a time gets all the...

The devil is only a convenient myth invented by the real malefactors of our world

The devil is only a convenient myth invented by the real malefactors of our world

A monopoly on the means of communication may define a ruling elite more precisely than...

A monopoly on the means of communication may define a ruling elite more precisely than...

We live in our fantasies and endure our realities.

We live in our fantasies and endure our realities.

There are gods, but there is no God; and all gods become devils eventually.

There are gods, but there is no God; and all gods become devils eventually.

Of course I'm crazy, but that doesn't mean I'm wrong.

Of course I'm crazy, but that doesn't mean I'm wrong.

Philadelphia merely seems dull because it's next to exciting Camden, New Jersey.

Philadelphia merely seems dull because it's next to exciting Camden, New Jersey.

The totally convinced and the totally stupid have too much in common for the resemblance...

The totally convinced and the totally stupid have too much in common for the resemblance...

Pregnancy is a kind of miracle. Especially so in that it proves that a man...

Pregnancy is a kind of miracle. Especially so in that it proves that a man...

Once something becomes discernible, or understandable, we no longer need to repeat it. We can...

Once something becomes discernible, or understandable, we no longer need to repeat it. We can...

Only the madman is absolutely sure.

Only the madman is absolutely sure.

Consciousness itself is an infinite regress. This explains coincidences.

Consciousness itself is an infinite regress. This explains coincidences.

Most of our ancestors were not perfect ladies and gentlemen. The majority of them weren't...

Most of our ancestors were not perfect ladies and gentlemen. The majority of them weren't...