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.

Robert Anton Wilson
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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. When we believe in something we stop thinking about it.

Source: Cosmic Trigger: Die Letzten Geheimnisse Der Illuminaten Oder An Den Grenzen Des Erweiterten Bewusstseins

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  1. It only takes 20 years for a liberal to become a conservative without changing a single idea.
  2. Belief is the death of intelligence.
  3. ...an optimistic mind-set finds dozens of possible solutions for every problem that the pessimist regards as incurable.
  4. ...when dogma enters the brain, all intellectual activity ceases.
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