Thomas Cathcart Quotes

#1. So how do we know anything at all, if in fact we do know anything at all?

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#2. Sorting out what's good and bad is the province of ethics. It is also what keeps priests, pundits, and parents busy. Unfortunately, what keeps children and philosophers busy is asking the priests, pundits and parents, Why?

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#3. A sadist is a masochist who follows the golden rule

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#4. The whole scene had an eerie, surreal quality, like when you're on vacation in another city and Jeopardy comes on at 7 p.m. instead of 7:30.

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#5. The Moral Sense Test developed by Harvard psychologists in 2003 can be found online at: moral.wjh.harvard.edu

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#6. The optimist says, "The glass is half full."
The pessimist says, "The glass is half empty."
The rationalist says, "This glass is twice as big as it needs to be."
That makes it clear as glass.

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#7. Doctor: I have some good news and some bad news. Patient: What's the good news? Doctor: The tests you took showed that you have twenty-four hours to live. Patient:That's the good news? What's the bad news? Doctor: I forgot to call you yesterday.

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