Modern Life is Rubbish

“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage and kindness… The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.” ~ Howard Zinn.

Friday, May 6, 2011

Nature of Evil and The Concept of Freedom


"Metaphysical statements are not meaningless statements, but rather not fallible, testable or provable statements" ~ Karl Popper.

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"To be free is to accept the possibility of evil."

For a long time i could not grasp the meaning behind it. It seemed a contradiction. How is freedom possible