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
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The minority who actually loves its work seems to be made up chiefly of the writers, dancers, actors and other artists, most scientists above the technician-troll level, computer freaks, and the righteous dope-dealers of California.
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The worst that can happen under monarchy is rule by a single imbecile, but democracy often means the rule by an assembly of three or four hundred imbeciles.
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We live in our fantasies and endure our realities.
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I have read a great deal of economic theory for over 50 years now, but have found only one economic "law" to which I can find NO exceptions: Where the State prevents a free market, by banning any form of goods or services, consumer demand will create a black market for those goods or services, at vastly higher prices. Can YOU think of a single exception to this law?
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The Bible tells us to be like God, and then on page after page it describes God as a mass murderer. This may be the single most important key to the political behavior of Western Civilization.
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An Enlightened Master is ideal only if your goal is to become a Benighted Slave.
hate war years
Robert A. Heinlein has been an idol to me for more than 20 years. He can do no wrong, no matter how much he loves wars and hates pacifists.
perfect gentleman majority
Most of our ancestors were not perfect ladies and gentlemen. The majority of them weren't even mammals.
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You know, I have found a new way to get high and stay spaced out for hours on end, and the government can't stop me... It's called senility.
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A disciple is an asshole looking for a human being to attach itself to.
coincidence consciousness infinite
Consciousness itself is an infinite regress. This explains coincidences.
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You simply cannot invent any conspiracy theory so ridiculous and obviously satirical that some people somewhere don't already believe it.
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There are periods of history when the visions of madmen and dope fiends are a better guide to reality than the common-sense interpretation of data available to the so-called normal mind. This is one such period, if you haven't noticed already.
metaphor constructs trapped
We're trapped in linguistic constructs... all that is is metaphor.