Patriotism is a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy.
爱国主义是一种有害的、精神错乱的白痴形式。
假设体系的功能在于预先警示我们将有何种体验——使我们能够做出准确预测。
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
We work with what is there because it has value.
经验只是我们给错误取的名字。