Robert Anton Wilson
Robert Anton Wilson
Robert Anton Wilsonwas an American author, novelist, essayist, editor, playwright, poet, futurist, psychologist, and self-described agnostic mystic. Recognized as an Episkopos, Pope, and saint of Discordianism, Wilson helped publicize the group through his writings and interviews...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth18 January 1932
CountryUnited States of America
cynics equally everybody except idealists regard
Cynics regard everybody as equally corrupt... idealists regard everybody equally corrupt, except themselves.
weakness individual obedience
The individual act of obedience is the cornerstone not only of the strength of authoritarian society but also of its weakness.
metaphor constructs trapped
We're trapped in linguistic constructs... all that is is metaphor.
different fiction groups
Groups are grammatical fictions; only individuals exist, and each individual is different.
brain religion damage
I regard belief as a form of brain damage.
maintenance entropy
Entropy requires no maintenance.
pockets function theology
The function of Theology? The recitation of the incomprehensible by the unspeakable to pick the pockets of the unthinking.
anarchist anarchism ideals
I'm not an anarchist any longer, because I've concluded that anarchism is an impractical ideal.
philadelphia next jersey
Philadelphia merely seems dull because it's next to exciting Camden, New Jersey.
impression humans human-beings
I have never experienced another human being. I have experienced my impressions of them.
illumination laughing chance
If you don't laugh at all, you've missed the point. If you only laugh, you've missed your chance from illumination.
brain doe models
Any model we make does not describe the universe it describes what our brains are capable of saying at this time.
way-forward way path
The path up is the path down. The way forward is the way back. The universe inside is outside but the universe outside is inside.
drink spills
Each mans spills the drink he loves.