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The Necessary Devil of Twain, de Sade, Bataille and Artaud
Found : The Necessary Devil of Twain, de Sade, Bataille and Artaud The ultimate adversary in this view is the Gnostic’s evil Demiurge who rules not only the world but who in order to do so must disguise himself as … Continue reading
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Tagged artaud, Bataille, demiurge, devil, dualism, evil, Found, Gnosticism, morality, philosophy, twain
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The Anthropic Coincidences, Evil and the Disconfirmation of Theism
Found : The Anthropic Coincidences, Evil and the Disconfirmation of Theism The anthropic principle or the associated anthropic coincidences have been used by philosophers such as John Leslie (1989), William Lane Craig (1988) and Richard Swinburne (1990) to support the … Continue reading
H.P. Lovecraft: Visionary of the Void
Found : H.P. Lovecraft: Visionary of the Void The occult subgenres holds up a mirror to Consensual reality. Occultists readily sneer at Slave-God religions and then piss themselves in ecstasy buying a genuine set of Aleister Crowley socks. There is … Continue reading
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Tagged archons, evil, fascism, Found, Lovecraft, postmodernism, void
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Body
"Man is a mind betrayed, not served, by his organs." – Edmond and Jules De Goncourt, 1822-1896 "Man is head, chest and stomach. Each of these animals operates, more often than not, individually. I eat, I feel, I even, although … Continue reading
Denial
"This is the very worst wickedness, that we refuse to acknowledge the passionate evil that is in us. This makes us secret and rotten." – D. H. Lawrence "Only among people who think no evil can Evil monstrously flourish." – … Continue reading
Evil
"There is no explanation for evil. It must be looked upon as a necessary part of the order of the universe. To ignore it is childish, to bewail it senseless." – W. Somerset Maugham "Evil is a moral entity and … Continue reading
Fundamentalism
"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction." – Pascal, Pensees, 1670 "Cruel men believe in a cruel God and use their belief to excuse their cruelty." – Bertrand Russell "As … Continue reading
Life
"Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans." – John Lennon "Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes. Life has no other discipline to impose, if we would but realize it, than to accept life … Continue reading
Primitive
"If the aborigine drafted an IQ test, all of Western civilization would presumably flunk it." – Stanley Garn "Natives who beat drums to drive off evil spirits are objects of scorn to smart Americans who blow horns to break up … Continue reading
Self-deception
"The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it." – George Bernard Shaw "No man was ever so much deceived by another as by himself." – … Continue reading
