Outside The Blue Pill Cave

There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance—that principle is contempt prior to investigation. (Herbert Spencer)

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Civilizations proceed from bondage to spiritual faith;

from spiritual faith to courage;

from courage to liberty;

from liberty to abundance;

from abundance to selfishness;

from selfishness to apathy;

from apathy to dependency;

and from dependency back to bondage.

Apathy is also anti-democratic: democracy requires the informed consent of the governed, and will not last if voters can`t be bothered. (Arnold Toynbee)

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