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Quote on a picture of a Lyon as seen from the top of the Montée de la Grande Côte.

“In a fight between logic and your brain’s perception of the environment, your brain will win every time.” — Britt Frank, “Britt Frank on Getting Unstuck,” Curious Minds at Work

Author YahooeyPosted on October 18, 2022October 17, 2022Categories QuotationsTags brain, Britt Frank, logic, perceptionLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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“The man who has faith in logic is always cuckolded by reality.” — Alexander Theroux, Darconville’s Cat

Author YahooeyPosted on February 26, 2022February 25, 2022Categories QuotationsTags Alexander Theroux, logic, reality2 Comments on Quote of the Day

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“All logical arguments can be defeated by the simple refusal to reason logically.” — Steven Weinberg, Dreams of a Final Theory

Author YahooeyPosted on August 23, 2021August 22, 2021Categories QuotationsTags logic, Steven WeinbergLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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It would be well to punish the mob, but punishing the mob would not cure the evil which was the cause of the mob.

“The instincts of man are so earth-bound that they shrewdly sense it whenever the approach of logic threatens them.” — William Barrett, Irrational Man

Author YahooeyPosted on April 7, 2021April 5, 2021Categories QuotationsTags instinct, Irrational Man, logic, William BarrettLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.

“You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.” — Robert A. Heinlein, Revolt in 2100

Author YahooeyPosted on December 31, 2020December 17, 2020Categories QuotationsTags logic, Prejudice, Revolt in 2100, Robert A. Heinlein2 Comments on Quote of the Day

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Logic is a poor model of cause and effect.

“Logic is a poor model of cause and effect.” — Gregory Bateson, Mind and Nature

Author YahooeyPosted on May 9, 2018May 6, 2018Categories QuotationsTags cause, effect, Gregory Bateson, logic, Mind and NatureLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Let’s set a precedent and try to approach this thing logically.

“Let’s set a precedent and try to approach this thing logically.” — T. A. Waters, The Probability Pad

Author YahooeyPosted on February 27, 2018February 17, 2018Categories QuotationsTags logic, precedence, T. A. Waters, The Probability PadLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Droll thing life is — that mysterious arrangement of merciless logic for a futile purpose.

“Droll thing life is — that mysterious arrangement of merciless logic for a futile purpose.” — Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

Author YahooeyPosted on October 22, 2017October 2, 2017Categories QuotationsTags Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad, life, logic, purposeLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Every time you assume that others will be swayed by your logical argument, you've most likely made a significant, irrational mistake.

“Every time you assume that others will be swayed by your logical argument, you’ve most likely made a significant, irrational mistake.” — Seth Godin, The rationality paradox

Author YahooeyPosted on July 26, 2017July 22, 2017Categories QuotationsTags change opinion, debate, logic, logical argument, paradox, rationality, Seth Godin, Seth's BlogLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Children learn how to make good decisions by making decisions, not by following directions.

“The very reason we need logic at all is because most reasoning is not conscious at all.” — Julian Jaynes, The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind

Author YahooeyPosted on February 27, 2017February 14, 2017Categories QuotationsTags consciousness, Julian Jaynes, logic, mindlessness, reason, The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind2 Comments on Quote of the Day

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