Philosophical Musings 21-24

21) When we are sad, but calm and reflective, we are more awake than usual.



22) God, as a separate entity independent of human beings, does not exist anymore than a human being exists independently of the billions, perhaps trillions, of living cells in the human body.



23) Whatever feeds my sense of superiority, whether it be individual or cultural, shrinks my understanding.



24) Physical strength, unconnected to genuine feeling, is a dreadful brute. Intellectual strength, unconnected to genuine feeling, is an insufferable snob.