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
animal reality tunnels
Most animals, including most domesticated primates (humans) show truly staggering ability to 'ignore' certain kinds of information - that which does not 'fit' their imprinted/ conditioned reality-tunnel
reality study human-nature
We have been told over and over that "you can't change human nature", but the study of emic realities shows quite the contrary, that almost anything can become "human nature" if society defines it as such.
struggle reality rivals
Reality is the temporary resultant of continuous struggles between rival gangs of programmers.
needs repeats
Once something becomes discernible, or understandable, we no longer need to repeat it. We can destroy it.
helping-others helping logical
If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?
brother fighting atheism
Ye have cast out yer brothers for devils and now complain ye, lamenting, that ye've been left to fight alone.
running army people
Taking somebody's money without permission is stealing, unless you work for the IRS; then it's taxation. Killing people en masse is homicidal mania, unless you work for the Army; then it's National Defense. Spying on your neighbors is invasion of privacy, unless you work for the FBI; then it's National Security. Running a whorehouse makes you a pimp and poisoning people makes you a murderer, unless you work for the CIA; then it's counter-intelligence.
horse wife mustache
No wife, no horse, no mustache
enjoy crap
Like what you like, enjoy what you enjoy, and don't take crap from anybody.
pregnancy men miracle
Pregnancy is a kind of miracle. Especially so in that it proves that a man and woman can conspire to force God to create a new soul.
squares miracle church
Nobody sees the obvious, nobody observes the ordinary. There are more miracles in a square yard of earth than in all the fables of the Church.
real rivals lasts
The border between the Real and the Unreal is not fixed, but just marks the last place where rival gangs of shamans fought each other to a standstill.
morning mean cnn
Every morning I have been looking at CNN to see if there is any reason for hope . I see a few large and impressive peace protests here and there around the world, but mostly I see empty robot faces monotonously reciting the magic incantations, "We must support the President" and "We must support our troops", both of which mean the killing must continue.
truth people dare
Most people live in a myth and grow violently angry if anyone dares to tell them the truth about themselves.