We live in an age of artificial scarcity, maintained by ignorance and fear. 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 atheistgodphilosophy 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 techniquerealbook 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 defectsconstitutionhell An Enlightened Master is ideal only if your goal is to become a Benighted Slave. Robert Anton Wilson enlightenedslavegoal 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 kneelingpeoplefirsts The totally convinced and the totally stupid have too much in common for the resemblance to be accidental. Robert Anton Wilson resemblance-istoo-muchstupid Any model we make does not describe the universe it describes what our brains are capable of saying at this time. Robert Anton Wilson modelsdoebrain Beyond a certain point, the whole universe becomes a continuous process of initiation. Robert Anton Wilson certainwholeprocess 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 emotionalgamesaverage Horror is the natural reaction to the last 5,000 years of history. Robert Anton Wilson horrorlastsyears Disobedience was man's Original Virtue. Robert Anton Wilson recalcitrantvirtuemen The individual act of obedience is the cornerstone not only of the strength of authoritarian society but also of its weakness. Robert Anton Wilson obedienceindividualweakness ...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 libertymovementhate The final war will be between Pavlov's dog and Schoedinger's Cat. Robert Anton Wilson catdogwar 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 enlightenmentsecretwise 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 creatinglearningresponsibility 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 dopedatareality 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-naturestudyreality Communication is only possible between equals. Robert Anton Wilson communication
