“Free will is an illusion. Humans are nothing but moist robots.”

“Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrationalthings in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. This is theprinciple behind lotteries, dating, and religion.”

“People who do affirmations will have the sensation thatthey are causing the environment to conform to their will.This is an immensely enjoyable feeling because the illusionof control is one of the best illusions you can have.”

“The process of concentrating on the goalevery day greatly increases the likelihood of noticing anopportunity in the environment. The coincidence will createthe illusion that writing down the goal causes the environmentto produce opportunities. But in reality the only thingthat changes is the person’s ability to notice the opportunities.”

“It is a human tendency tobecome what you attack.”

“The human mind is a delusion generator, not a window to trurh.”

“There is more information in one thimble of realitythan can be understood by a galaxy of human brains. It isbeyond the human brain to understand the world and itsenvironment, so the brain compensates by creating simplifiedillusions that act as a replacement for understanding.”