Nigel Warburton Quotes

#1. Marx's main interest was in economic relationships since in his view they shape everything that we are and can become.

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#2. The best way to live, then, was this: have a very simple lifestyle, be kind to those around you, and surround yourself with friends.

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#3. If you only know your own side of a case, then your belief is likely to be inadequate. You need to be able to refute counter-arguments to your position otherwise you aren't justified in your belief even if it happens to be true.

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#4. Anyone who silences someone else because they believe the other person's opinion is false assumes infallibility. They must be absolutely certain that they are correct on the matter.

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#5. It's a wonderful feeling just being in this creative motif.

Roy Ayers

#6. The best way to eliminate all suffering in the world would be to eliminate all sentient life. If there were no living things capable of feeling pain, then there would be no pain.

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#7. In 1755 one of the worst natural disasters of the eighteenth century occurred: the Lisbon earthquake that killed more than 20,000 people. This Portuguese city was devastated not just by the earthquake, but also by the tsunami that followed, and then by fires that raged for days.

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#8. Kierkegaard was a Christian, though he hated the Danish Church and couldn't accept the way complacent Christians around him behaved. For him, religion was a heart-wrenching option, not a cosy excuse for a song in church.

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#9. Lies and secrets, Tessa, they are like a cancer in the soul. They eat away what is good and leave only destruction behind.

Cassandra Clare

#10. Mill was very clear on this point: offence should not be confused with harm.

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#11. A good leader lead from the heart not the head.

Abdulazeez Henry Musa

#12. Though lovers be lost, love shall not; And death shall have no dominion.
-Dylan Thomas

Victoria Rice

#13. Users of slippery slope arguments should take skiing lessons - you really can choose to stop.

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#14. Philosophy is not a spectator sport.

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#15. Even if I believe my opinion to be true, and am highly confident about its truth, unless it is 'fully, frequently and fearlessly' discussed, I will end up holding it as a dead dogma, a formulaic and unthinking response.

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#16. Keep moving forward and be true to yourself. You are the only one who can ensure your own happiness.

Carine McCandless

#17. The true structure of the church is the Kingdom of God, and this is neither frail nor like a tent in any way. But

John Calvin

#18. Preserving freedom of speech maximizes the chance of truth emerging from its collision with error and half-truth.

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