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Quote by Jean Baudrillard
The very definition of the real has become: that of which it is po

The very definition of the real has become: that of which it is possible to give an equivalent reproduction. . . The real is not only what can be reproduced, but that which is always already reproduced: that is the hyperreal – Jean Baudrillard

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Man has lost the basic skill of the ape, the ability to scratch its back. Which gave it extraordinary independence, and the liberty to associate for reasons other than the need for mutual back-scratching. – Jean Baudrillard

Category:
Evolution
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In days gone by, we were afraid of dying in dishonor or a state of sin. Nowadays, we are afraid of dying fools. Now the fact is that there is no Extreme Unction to absolve us of foolishness. We endure it here on earth as subjective eternity. – Jean Baudrillard

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Fools, Foolishness
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Belief in God? An afterlife? I believe in rock: this apodictic rock beneath my feet. – Edward Abbey

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There is an objective reality out there, but we view it through the spectacles of our beliefs, attitudes, and values. – David G. Myers, Social Psychology

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Illusion is the first of all pleasures. – Voltaire

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Anyone who can handle a needle convincingly can make us see a thread which is not there. – E.H. Gombrich, Art and Illusion, 1960

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The sea is as near as we come to another world. – Anne Stevenson, “North Sea Off Carnoustie”

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Age acquires no value save through thought and discipline. – James Truslow Adams

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Educate men without religion and you make of them but clever devils. – Arthur Wellesley

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I just see too many people retire and say, Im going to take off, travel, spend time with my family and they are just miserable. They end up dying. People who work and stay active, and like what they are doing, live longer. – Terry Bradshaw

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