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Quotes from The Apophenion — Peter J. Carroll

1953–2026 England

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I regard physics as that subset of magic that works fairly reliably.

The Apophenion (2008)

If someone claims to have free will, ask them, "free from precisely what?"

The Apophenion (2008)

"Being" exists only as a neurological and linguistic illusion.

The Apophenion (2008)

Does some mysterious circularity in time connect consciousness and the very existence of the universe?
Most Neo-Pantheists like to think so.

The Apophenion (2008)

Can we find "The Universe in a grain of sand"? Well perhaps, but a stone seems easier to visualize.

The Apophenion (2008)

Does the universe as a whole exhibit any kind of consciousness that we can interact with? Does the universe seek to evolve greater complexity and more sophisticated consciousness?

The Apophenion (2008)

Many people hear voices without suffering any of the debilitating and dysfunctional effects associated with schizophrenia, some treat these as sources of inspiration of develop religious ideas around them, others become mediums or occultists.

The Apophenion (2008)

Flat Earth theory serves well enough for a trip from the cave to the water hole and back, and a third dimension going up into the sky and down underground serves to accommodate gods and devils — A lot of people still think like that, believe it or not.

The Apophenion (2008)

An old joke puts its thus, "when a man speaks to a god its prayer, when a god speaks to a man its schizophrenia"... Many people hear voices without suffering any of the debilitating and dysfunctional effects associated with schizophrenia, some treat these as sources of inspiration of develop religious ideas around them, others become mediums or occultists.

The Apophenion (2008)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Peter J. Carroll (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.