It is a great privilege to be conscious in this universe. Those who understand, shine like stars. Robert Anton Wilson More Quotes by Robert Anton Wilson More Quotes From Robert Anton Wilson ...when dogma enters the brain, all intellectual activity ceases. Robert Anton Wilson atheist god philosophy Guerrilla ontology The basic technique of all my books . Ontology is the study of being; the guerrilla approach is to so mix the elements of each book that the reader must decide on each page 'How much of this is real and how much is a put-on? Robert Anton Wilson technique real book The Constitution admittedly has a few defects and blemishes, but it still seems a hell of a lot better than the system we have now. Robert Anton Wilson defects constitution hell An Enlightened Master is ideal only if your goal is to become a Benighted Slave. Robert Anton Wilson enlightened slave goal I've recently noticed "as if for the first time" that when people pray they always look "upward" - i.e. perpendicular to whatever place they're standing - or kneeling or groveling. I deduce that they conceive of their "god" as topologically isomorphic to a huge donut, about a thousand miles wider than Earth. Robert Anton Wilson kneeling people firsts The totally convinced and the totally stupid have too much in common for the resemblance to be accidental. Robert Anton Wilson resemblance-is too-much stupid Any model we make does not describe the universe it describes what our brains are capable of saying at this time. Robert Anton Wilson models doe brain Beyond a certain point, the whole universe becomes a continuous process of initiation. Robert Anton Wilson certain whole process The only way to stave off boredom, in a complex domesticated primate like humankind, is to increase one's intelligence. This is not appealing to the average primate, who instead invents emotional games (soap opera and grand opera dramatics). Robert Anton Wilson emotional games average Horror is the natural reaction to the last 5,000 years of history. Robert Anton Wilson horror lasts years Disobedience was man's Original Virtue. Robert Anton Wilson recalcitrant virtue men The individual act of obedience is the cornerstone not only of the strength of authoritarian society but also of its weakness. Robert Anton Wilson obedience individual weakness ...reality is always plural and mutable. Robert Anton Wilson reality Show me a movement that doesn't hate somebody and I will join it at once. Robert Anton Wilson liberty movement hate The final war will be between Pavlov's dog and Schoedinger's Cat. Robert Anton Wilson cat dog war We look for the Secret - the Philosopher's Stone, the Elixir of the Wise, Supreme Enlightenment, 'God' or whatever...and all the time it is carrying us about...It is the human nervous system itself. Robert Anton Wilson enlightenment secret wise The future is up for grabs. It belongs to any and all who will take the risk and accept the responsibility of consciously creating the future they want. Robert Anton Wilson creating learning responsibility There are periods of history when the visions of madmen and dope fiends are a better guide to reality than the common-sense interpretation of data available to the so-called normal mind. This is one such period, if you haven't noticed already. Robert Anton Wilson dope data reality We have been told over and over that "you can't change human nature", but the study of emic realities shows quite the contrary, that almost anything can become "human nature" if society defines it as such. Robert Anton Wilson human-nature study reality Communication is only possible between equals. Robert Anton Wilson communication
