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You can't take credit for your talents, but it matters that you use them. You can't really be blamed for your weaknesses, but it matters that you corr...more

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The problem of vindicating an omnipotent and omniscient God in the face of evil is insurmountable. Those who claim to have surmounted it, by recourse ...more

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How can we be “free” as conscious agents if everything that we consciously intend is caused by events in our brain that we do not intend and of which ...more

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You don't choose to choose what you choose in life!

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Liberals tend to understand that a person can be lucky or unlucky in all matters relevant to his success. Conservatives, however, often make a religio...more

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You are not controlling the storm, and you are not lost in it. You are the storm.

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We are not self-caused little gods.

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Losing a belief in free will has not made me fatalistic—in fact, it has increased my feelings of freedom. My hopes, fears, and neuroses seem less pers...more

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Becoming sensitive to the background causes of one's thoughts and feelings can—paradoxically—allow for greater creative control over one's life. It is...more