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Quote by Bertrand Russell
The universe may have a purpose, but nothing we know suggests that

The universe may have a purpose, but nothing we know suggests that, if so, this purpose has any similarity to ours. – Bertrand Russell

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Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. – Bertrand Russell

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Knowledge
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Bertrand Russell
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Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear. – Bertrand Russell

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Fear
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Men prefer to believe that they are degenerated angels, rather than elevated apes. – William Winwood Reade

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My dog is usually pleased with what I do, because she is not infected with the concept of what I “should” be doing. – Lonzo Idolswine

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Humankind

As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities. – Voltaire

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Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on us. We are not the only experiment. – R. Buckminster Fuller

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