Eli (a writer) on Nostr: As for today's #WritersCoffeeClub... In terms of redemption, I agree with Sam Beam, ...
As for today's #WritersCoffeeClub...
In terms of redemption, I agree with Sam Beam, who said, "No one is the savior they would like to be."
In terms of scholarship, I agree with Stanislaw Lem, who said, "The culmination of error is, of course, a philosophical system."
Now, you can love a piece of text. If you do, it's likely that the beloved text will feel revelatory, uplifting, or both. But it bears remembering that, as Marvin Minsky said, to love is to "abandon [one's] critical faculties."
In terms of redemption, I agree with Sam Beam, who said, "No one is the savior they would like to be."
In terms of scholarship, I agree with Stanislaw Lem, who said, "The culmination of error is, of course, a philosophical system."
Now, you can love a piece of text. If you do, it's likely that the beloved text will feel revelatory, uplifting, or both. But it bears remembering that, as Marvin Minsky said, to love is to "abandon [one's] critical faculties."