© Roger M Tagg 2010
Welcome to FROLIO – a new attempt to merge philosophy and the "semantic web" . This website is under continuing development.
This is a fairly light-hearted book, but contains some good quotes, which are all that I have highlighted here.
| Topic | Who said it | What they said |
|---|---|---|
| Reality | Einstein | Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one |
| Lily Tomlin | What is reality, anyway? Just a collective hunch | |
| Carlos Castaneda | What we call reality is only one way of seeing the world, a way that is supported by social consensus (RT - but there may be more support than this, e.g. repeatable experiments, statistical analysis.) | |
| Kant | The death of dogma is the birth of reality | |
| Free will | Kant | Man must believe in free will to hold himself and other people responsible for their actions |
| Abelard | Man is free to choose between good and evil, because only through choice can sin exist. (Green comments: "Without sin, the Catholic church would go out of business.") | |
| Religion | Seneca | Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as foolish, and by rulers as useful |
| Swift | We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another |
Index to more highlights of interesting books
Some of these links may be under construction – or re-construction.
This version updated on 14th September 2010
If you have constructive suggestions or comments, please contact the author rogertag@tpg.com.au .