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Thomas Nagel quotes

Yugoslavian Philosopher July 4, 1937

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The point is... to live one's life in the full complexity of what one is, which is something much darker, more contradictory, more of a maelstrom of impulses and passions, of cruelty, ecstacy, and madness, than is apparent to the civilized being who glides on the surface and fits smoothly into the world. Thomas Nagel
Thomas Nagel quote: "Life may be not only meaningless but absurd."
Life may be not only meaningless but absurd. Thomas Nagel
The widespread willingness to rely on thermonuclear bombs as the ultimate weapon displays a cavalier attitude toward death that has always puzzled me. My impression is that...most of the defenders of these weapons are not suitably horrified at the possibility of a war in which hundreds of millions of people would be killed...I suspect that an important factor may be belief in an afterlife, and that the proporttion of those who think that death is not the end is much higher among the... Thomas Nagel
The denier that ID [intelligent design] is science faces the following dilemma. Either he admits that the intervention of such a designer is possible, or he does not. If he does not, he must explain why that belief is more scientific than the belief that a designer is possible. If on the other hand he believes that a designer is possible, then he can argue that the evidence is overwhelmingly against the actions of such a designer, but he cannot say that someone who offers evidence on the... Thomas Nagel
Eventually, I believe, current attempts to understand the mind by analogy with man-made computers that can perform superbly some of the same external tasks as conscious beings will be recognized as a gigantic waste of time. Thomas Nagel
I believe the defenders of intelligent design deserve our gratitude for challenging a scientific world view that owes some of the passion displayed by its adherents precisely to the fact that it is thought to liberate us from religion. That world view is ripe for displacement.... Thomas Nagel
Thomas Nagel quote: "I should not really object to dying were it not followed by..."
I should not really object to dying were it not followed by death. Thomas Nagel
Thomas Nagel quote: "Absurdity is one of the most human things about us: a..."
Absurdity is one of the most human things about us: a manifestation of our most advanced and interesting characteristics. Thomas Nagel
Thomas Nagel quote: "There is a tendency to seek an objective account of everything..."
There is a tendency to seek an objective account of everything before admitting its reality. Thomas Nagel
Thomas Nagel quote: "Consciousness is what makes the mind-body problem really..."
Consciousness is what makes the mind-body problem really intractable. Thomas Nagel

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