"Logic teaches rules for presentation, not thinking."

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"Rationality and common sense never goes out of fashion."

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"Apriority creates ambiguities among ideas."

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"Is that all, sir? Only we've got stuff to finish before our knocking-off time, you see, and if we stay late we have to make more money to pay our overtime, and if the lads is a bit tired we ends up earning the money faster'n we can make it, which leads to a bit of what I can only call a conundrum-"You mean that if you do overtime you have to do more overtime to pay for it?" said Moist, still pondering how illogical logical thinking can be if a big enough committee is doing it."That's right, sir," said Shady. "And down that road madness lies."It's a very short road," said Moist, nodding."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

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"Correlation is not cause, it is just a 'music of chance'."

Siri Hustvedt, American Novelist

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"Everything not forbidden by the laws of nature, he assured her - quoting a colleague down the hall - is mandatory."

Carl Sagan, American Scientist

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"If you write a line of zeroes, it s still nothing."

Ayn Rand, Russian Writer

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"Be aware of this truth that the people on this earth could be joyous, if only they would live rationally and if they would contribute mutually to each others' welfare.This world is not a vale of sorrows if you will recognize discriminatingly what is truly excellent in it; and if you will avail yourself of it for mutual happiness and well-being. Therefore, let us explain as often as possible, and particularly at the departure of life, that we base our faith on firm foundations, on Truth for putting into action our ideas which do not depend on fables and ideas which Science has long ago proven to be false."

Kurt Vonnegut, American Author

Logic, Joy, Faith, Truth

"You can't skip over nature by logic. Logic presupposes three possibilities, but there are millions! Cut away a million, and reduce it all to the question of comfort! That's the easiest solution to the problem!"

Fyodor Dostoevsky, Russian Novelist

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"Sometimes a cigar is just a smoke and a coincidence is just a coincidence."

Stephen King, American Author

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"Rationality and common sense never goes out of fashion."

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"Many people have said to me that I'm a mystic. I find that a bit mysterious. I just use logic and common sense for my philosophies."

"Correlation is not cause, it is just a 'music of chance'."

"Everything not forbidden by the laws of nature, he assured her - quoting a colleague down the hall - is mandatory."

"If you write a line of zeroes, it s still nothing."

"You can't skip over nature by logic. Logic presupposes three possibilities, but there are millions! Cut away a million, and reduce it all to the question of comfort! That's the easiest solution to the problem!"

"Sometimes a cigar is just a smoke and a coincidence is just a coincidence."

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