Roninpus

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Philosophy, Science, Skepticism, Freedom, The art of saying No.

Don't lower your standards for anyone or anything. No bajes tus estándares por nada ni por nadie.

Develop into a lifelong self-learner through voracious reading; cultivate curiosity and strive to become a little wiser every day. ~Charlie Munger

To read is to fly: it is to soar to a point of vantage which gives a view over wide terrains of history, human variety, ideas, shared experience and the fruits of many inquiries. ~A.C. Grayling

The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free. ~Baruch Spinoza

Keep learning; don't be arrogant by assuming that you know it all, that you have a monopoly on the truth; always assume that you can learn something from someone else. ~Jack Welch

Paradise is when you are free to read and learn, deeply and slowly, unconstrained by any external validation or deadline, driven solely by your intellectual curiosity. ~Orange Book

A skeptic is one who is willing to question any truth claim, asking for clarity in definition, consistency in logic, and adequacy of evidence. ~Paul Kurtz

All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings... We must run roughshod over all these ancient puerilities, overturn the barriers that reason never erected, give back to the arts and sciences the liberty that is so precious to them. ~Denis Diderot

1555. No shitty AI detected

We have found it of paramount importance that in order to progress we must recognize our ignorance and leave room for doubt. ~Richard Feynman

Our freedom to doubt was born out of a struggle against authority in the early days of science. It was a very deep and strong struggle: permit us to question — to doubt — to not be sure. I think that it is important that we do not forget this struggle and thus perhaps lose what we have gained. ~Richard Feynman

A person is strong only when he stands upon his own truth, when he speaks and acts from his deepest convictions. Then, whatever the situation he may be in, he always knows what he must say and do ... If we seek the liberation of the people by means of a lie, we will surely grow confused, go astray, and lose sight of our objective, and if we have any influence at all on the people we will lead them astray as well. ~Mikhail Bakunin

It seems to me that if one had kept silence up to now regarding religion, people would still be submerged in the most grotesque and dangerous superstition ... regarding government, we would still be groaning under the bonds of feudal government ... regarding morals, we would still be having to learn what is virtue and what is vice. To forbid all these discussions, the only ones worthy of occupying a good mind, is to perpetuate the reign of ignorance and barbarism. ~Denis Diderot

It's not your fault these programs exist, but it is your responsibility to update them, to debug the system. To install new, healthier software. You have the power to rewrite your mental code. ~Anonymous

The authoritarian sets up some book, or man, or tradition to establish the truth. The freethinker sets up reason and private judgment to discover the truth... ~Herbert Spencer

There must be no barriers for freedom of inquiry... There is no place for dogma in science. The scientist is free, and must be free to ask any question, to doubt any assertion, to seek for any evidence, to correct any errors. ~J. Robert Oppenheimer

There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice. ~Baron de Montesquieu

To be controlled in our economic pursuits means to be controlled in everything. ~F. Hayek

It is the duty of every man, as far as his ability extends, to detect and expose delusion and error. ~Thomas Paine

When you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice, you may know that your society is doomed. ~Ayn Rand

To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity. ~Douglas Adams

Expose every belief to the light of reason, discourse, facts, scientific observations; question everything, be skeptical because this is the only chance at life you will ever get. ~James Randi

The truth is that most people lack the intellectual ability and courage to resist a popular movement, however pernicious and ill-considered. ~Ludwig von Mises

Don't just teach your children to read… Teach them to question what they read. Teach them to question everything. ~George Carlin

Children must be taught how to think, not what to think. ~Margaret Mead

The market for nonsense is infinite. ~James Randi

Your goal in every maneuver in life must be ownership...When it is yours, it is yours to lose—you are more motivated, more creative, more alive. ~Robert Greene

Learning the art of saying 'no' is important to have a healthy and successful life ... When you make it easy for people to grab your time (or money), they will continue to do it ... It's about taking care of your time, energy, and sanity. LifeHack

You can't say 'no' if you don't have desires and opinions and wants of your own. You wouldn't even want to. 'No' is the heart of thinking. ~Catherynne M. Valente

When you say 'YES' to others, make sure you are not saying 'NO' to yourself. ~Paulo Coelho

The most important decisions you make are not the things you do, but the things you decide not to do. ~Steve Jobs

Introverts like being introverts. We are drawn to ideas, we are passionate observers, and for us, solitude is rich and generative. ~Laurie Helgoe

Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas. ~Marie Curie

The things you really need are few and easy to come by; but the things you can imagine you need are infinite, and you will never be satisfied. ~Epicurus

Clutter is not just physical stuff. It's old ideas, toxic relationships and bad habits. Clutter is anything that does not support your better self. ~Eleonor Brown

That has been one of my mantras — focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. ~Steve Jobs

I <3 Sobriety

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others. ~Ayn Rand

Selfishness is not living your life as you wish to live it. Selfishness is wanting others to live their lives as you wish them to. ~Oscar Wilde

Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you. Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to live a happy life and how to work for a better world. ~Linus Pauling

Sometimes it's fun to explore ideas that might make people uncomfortable. If you let it, there's a lot of self-censoring that can go on in the name of remaining likeable, but I don't find that an artistically interesting path to take. ~Ted Alexandro

There is assuredly no more effectual method of clearing up one's own mind on any subject than by talking it over, so to speak, with men of real power and grasp, who have considered it from a totally different point of view. ~Thomas Huxley

Skepticism is essential to the quest for knowledge, for it is in the seedbed of puzzlement that genuine inquiry takes root. Without skepticism, we may remain mired in unexamined belief systems that are accepted as sacrosanct, yet have no factual basis in reality. ~Paul Kurtz

How could the human mind, filled with frightful phantoms and guided by men interested in perpetuating its ignorance and its fear, make progress? ... The human mind, perplexed by these theological opinions, misunderstood itself, doubted its own powers, mistrusted experience, feared truth, disdained its reason, and left it to blindly follow authority. ~Jean Meslier

I became aware of my destiny: to belong to the critical minority as opposed to the unquestioning majority. ~Sigmund Freud

We are faced with the paradoxical fact that education has become one of the chief obstacles to intelligence and freedom of thought. ~Bertrand Russell

Education rears disciples, imitators, and routinists, not pioneers of new ideas and creative geniuses. The schools are not nurseries of progress and improvement, but conservatories of tradition and unvarying modes of thought. ~Ludwig von Mises

Laws which prescribe what everyone must believe, and forbid men to say or write anything against this or that opinion, are often passed to gratify, or rather to appease the anger of those who cannot abide independent minds. ~Baruch Spinoza

The most tyrannical of governments are those which make crimes of opinions, for everyone has an inalienable right to his thoughts. ~Baruch Spinoza

Capitalism has been called a system of greed—yet it is the system that raised the standard of living of its poorest citizens to heights no collectivist system has ever begun to equal, and no tribal gang can conceive of. ~Ayn Rand

Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every conceived notion, follow humbly wherever and whatever abysses nature leads, or you will learn nothing. ~Thomas Huxley

l'd like to place one lover in front of the other and say: is this the current trend? The heart can no longer... shoot its load. The ass... is a great leveler. The pussy... is the mind's eye. Movie: Monamour (2005)

(Woman) You're priceless my dear. You are something that is virtually non-existent these days. A naturalism. An athletic non posed freshness. ~Anonymous

The most important quality of leadership is intellectual honesty. The reality principle — the ability to see the world as it really is, not as you wish it were. ~Jack Welch

Science and reason liberate us from the shackles of superstition by offering us a framework for understanding our shared humanity. Ultimately, we all have the capacity to treasure life and enrich the world in incalculable ways. ~Gad Saad

Si nos acostumbramos a usar chatbots para escribir, habremos perdido lo más importante de la escritura, que no es el producto, sino el proceso. Escribir ayuda a pensar mejor. ~Carissa Véliz

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. ~Bertrand Russell

Freedom can be preserved only if it is treated as a supreme principle which must not be sacrificed for particular advantages. ~F. Hayek

Freedom can only be won by men unconditionally committed to the principles of freedom. ~Ludwig von Mises

The uncontested absurdities of today are the accepted slogans of tomorrow. ~Ayn Rand

The moment you declare a set of ideas to be immune from criticism, satire, derision, or contempt, freedom of thought becomes impossible. ~Salman Rushdie

If we suppress all discussion, all criticism, proclaiming “This is the answer, my friends; man is saved!” we will doom humanity for a long time to the chains of authority... ~Richard Feynman

Superstition is, always has been, and forever will be, the foe of progress, the enemy of education and the assassin of freedom. ~Robert Green Ingersoll

Morality is doing what is right, no matter what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, no matter what is right. ~H. L. Mencken

Looking back at the worst times, it always seems that they were times in which there were people who believed with absolute faith and absolute dogmatism in something. ~Richard Feynman

I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned. ~Richard Feynman

Collective fear stimulates herd instinct, and tends to produce ferocity toward those who are not regarded as members of the herd. ~Bertrand Russell

In the long run, the greatest weapon of mass destruction is stupidity. ~Thomas Sowell

Do not allow the Church or State to govern your thought or dictate your judgment. ~Matilda J. Gage