Quotes From "Cosmic Trigger: Die Letzten Geheimnisse Der Illuminaten Oder An Den Grenzen Des Erweiterten Bewusstseins" By Robert Anton Wilson

Belief is the death of intelligence.
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Belief is the death of intelligence. Robert Anton Wilson
...an optimistic mind-set finds dozens of possible solutions for every...
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...an optimistic mind-set finds dozens of possible solutions for every problem that the pessimist regards as incurable. Robert Anton Wilson
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Belief in the traditional sense, or certitude, or dogma, amounts to the grandiose delusion, "My current model" -- or grid, or map, or reality-tunnel -- "contains the whole universe and will never need to be revised." In terms of the history of science and knowledge in general, this appears absurd and arrogant to me, and I am perpetually astonished that so many people still manage to live with such a medieval attitude. 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. Robert Anton Wilson