<!--QuoteBegin-Dubbilex+Apr 22 2005, 03:54 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Dubbilex @ Apr 22 2005, 03:54 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-TychoCelchuuu+Apr 22 2005, 04:17 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TychoCelchuuu @ Apr 22 2005, 04:17 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->If you have not arrived to the conclusion that humanity is a moronic mass of hopeless horribleness filled with everything bad that can ever be concieved, read more books until you arrive there. Then you can join me in developing a super virus. I mean loathing other people. Loathing is what I meant. Not the virus. I'm not making any sort of virus.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Reading books about the depravity of people only reinforces my belief in the fundamental depravity of the author. I see things everyday that reinforce my belief in people.
That said, if this gives some lunatic sect of Jesus Freaks something to be joyful about, who can blame them? Cynicism is far uglier than anything as innocent and harmless as this. Now, if society were to murder all the cynics we'd be that much closer to a Utopia.
(Now, pardon me while I go find a secret bunker to hide in until all that's over with) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Obviously if you read books about depravity you're going to think everythings depraved. I'm saying if you read a good cross-section of books, from all different cultures, time periods, point of views, and genres, then eventually you're going to get pessemistic. If you don't believe me, just keep reading anything that people call a "classic" until you do.
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Reading books about the depravity of people only reinforces my belief in the fundamental depravity of the author. I see things everyday that reinforce my belief in people.
That said, if this gives some lunatic sect of Jesus Freaks something to be joyful about, who can blame them? Cynicism is far uglier than anything as innocent and harmless as this. Now, if society were to murder all the cynics we'd be that much closer to a Utopia.
(Now, pardon me while I go find a secret bunker to hide in until all that's over with) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Obviously if you read books about depravity you're going to think everythings depraved. I'm saying if you read a good cross-section of books, from all different cultures, time periods, point of views, and genres, then eventually you're going to get pessemistic. If you don't believe me, just keep reading anything that people call a "classic" until you do.