In a sense, New
In a sense, New Age gurus are akin to postmodernists within academia. They dispense meaningless drivel that masquerades as profound truths whilst in reality it is a mere exercise in obscurantism Gad Saad
Meaningless
All possible truth is
All possible truth is practical. To ask whether our conception of chair or table corresponds to the real chair or table apart from the uses to which they may be put, is as utterly meaningless and vain as to inquire whether a musical tone is red or yellow. No other conceivable relation than this between … Read more
Every word about the
Every word about the God-breathed character of Scripture is meaningless if Holy Scripture is not understood as the witness concerning Christ. G. C. Berkouwer
Academics act like they
Academics act like they are important, but when something is academic it is meaningless. People say, ‘It’s academic, now let’s get work done. Evan Sayet
The first myth to
The first myth to dispel is that Africa is not a country. It’s made up of 53 different countries. So to say ‘invest in Africa’ is a no-go. It’s meaningless. Euvin Naidoo
The biological task of
The biological task of science is to provide the fully developed human individual with as perfect a means of orientating himself as possible. No other scientific ideal can be realised, and any other must be meaningless. Ernst Mach
Everything seemed meaningless to
Everything seemed meaningless to me. All of a sudden. My own life, the lives of others, of animals of plants, the whole world. It no longer fitted together. Erlend Loe
What I could really
What I could really use is an older man. A mentor. One who could tell me how things fit together. He would have asked me to do chores that I felt were meaningless. I would have been impatient and protested, but done them nonetheless. And eventually, after several months of hard labour, I would have … Read more
When the universe is
When the universe is ephemeral, one can easily feel that human existence is meaningless. Why should I do anything at all? On the other hand it is tempting to try and make the best of it. I’m here, anyway. The imagination won’t cope if I try to picture where I’d otherwise be. Erlend Loe
The danger of the
The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that men may become robots. True enough, robots do not rebel. But given man’s nature, robots cannot live and remain sane, they become ”Golems’,’ they will destroy their world and themselves because they cannot stand any longer the boredom … Read more