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“Behavior evolves through natural selection, just as anatomy does. Hence if sex is enjoyable, natural selection must have been responsible for that outcome.”
Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution of Human Sexuality • Jared Diamond“If the immortal is also imperishable, the soul when attacked by death cannot perish; for the preceding argument shows that the soul will not admit of death, or even be dead, any more than three or the odd number will admit of the even...”
The Trials Of Socrates • Plato“After all, in the poets love has its priests, and sometimes one hears a voice which knows how to defend it; but of faith one hears never a word. Who speaks in honor of this passion? Philosophy goes further. Theology sits rouged at the window and courts its favor, offering to sell her charms to philosophy. it is supposed to be difficult to understand Hegel, but to understand Abraham is a trifle. To go beyond Hegel's is a miracle, but to get beyond Abraham is the easiest thing of all.”
Fear and Trembling • Soren Kierkegaard“It is satisfaction to a man to do the proper works of a man.”
Book VIII • Marcus Aurelius“It would have been so pointless to kill himself that, even if he had wanted to, the pointlessness would have made him unable.”
The Trial • Franz Kafka