Another monthly installment of the rationality quotes thread. The usual rules apply:
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Even after looking the book up on Google, without context, I can't tell whether the rationalist being spoken of has gone astray through his reason, or has succeeded in finding the truth of something. But I am now interested in reading Laxness.
Another monthly installment of the rationality quotes thread. The usual rules apply: