In about 300 B.C., Epicurus eloquently summed up the problem of the existence of evil. It has come to be known as the Riddle of Epicurus or the Epicurean paradox. It was translated by David Hume in the Dialogues concerning Natural Religion: If God is willing to prevent evil, but…
I refuse to use the term "war" when referring to the U.S. occupation of Iraq for these reasons. Do you remember the many politicians and news media personalities who assured us that we needed to go to "war" with Iraq and that it would be easy, fast and relatively painless for American…
Here are some of my favorite quotes on this ultimate topic of the meaning of life. I pulled many of these quotes from my favorite quote site: The Quotations Page, where you can find hundreds more quotes on the meaning of life” and thousands of quotes on numerous other topics.
…Is there life before death?
Graffito, in BelfastLife does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh.
George Bernard Shaw (1856 – 1950)Life is a long lesson in humility.
James M. Barrie (1860 – 1937)Life is a sexually transmitted disease.
R. D. LaingLife is something that happens when you can’t get to sleep.
Fran Lebowitz (1950 – )
– More quotations on: [Life] [Sleep]Life is just one damned thing after another.
Elbert Hubbard (1856 – 1915)It’s not true that life is one damn thing after another; it is one damn thing over and over.
Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 – 1950)A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
George Bernard Shaw (1856 – 1950)If I had to live my life again, I’d make the same mistakes, only sooner.
Tallulah Bankhead (1903 – 1968)Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.
Brendan GillThe greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
Walter Bagehot (1826 – 1877)A life
I want to share with everyone a passage from the opening of the movie The Gods Must be Crazy. This silly 1980s movie provides a very oversimplified, idealized image of African Bushmen, but at the same time gets its label of modern westernized man spot-on. This excerpt from the film's…
Does anyone really know the answer? Ever? That's the point of this excerpt from a short essay by novelist Harlan Ellison: . . . [My] fourth marriage just sort of happened: It seemed like a good idea at the time. In fact—and this is the core of all my wisdom about…