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62 Top Robert Anton Wilson Quotes That Give Insights On Nature Of Belief System

Famous As: Writer, Novelist, Philosopher, Essayist, Playwright, Psychologist, Science fiction writer
Born On: 1932
Died On: 2007
Born In: Brooklyn
Died At Age: 74
Robert Anton Wilson was a prolific American novelist, playwright, essayist, poet, author, editor, self-described agnostic mystic, and futurist. Identified as saint of Discordianism, Pope and an Episkopos, he helped pushing the group through his interviews, thoughts and writings. Some of his notable works include, ‘The Sex Magicians,’ ‘Masks of the Illuminati,’ ‘Cosmic Trigger Trilogy,’ ‘The Walls Came Tumbling Down’, ‘Sex and Drugs: A Journey Beyond Limits,’ and ‘TSOG: The Thing That Ate The Constitution’, besides several others. His writings include fiction and non-fiction works, plays, screenplays, philosophical trilogy, autobiographical trilogy, discography, and essay collections. We have curated notable quotes and sayings by Robert Anton Wilson from the enormous sea of his works, thoughts, writings and life. Take a look at the meaningful quotes and thoughts by Robert Anton Wilson.
Belief is the death of intelligence.

Belief is the death of intelligence.

Robert Anton Wilson
The Bible tells us to be like God, and then on page after page it describes God as a mass murderer. This may be the single most important key to the political behavior of Western Civilization.

The Bible tells us to be like God, and then on page after page it describes God as a mass murderer. This may be the single most important key to the political behavior of Western Civilization.

Robert Anton Wilson
...an optimistic mind-set finds dozens of possible solutions for every problem that the pessimist regards as incurable.

...an optimistic mind-set finds dozens of possible solutions for every problem that the pessimist regards as incurable.

Robert Anton Wilson
...when dogma enters the brain, all intellectual activity ceases.

...when dogma enters the brain, all intellectual activity ceases.

Robert Anton Wilson
I don't believe anything, but I have many suspicions.

I don't believe anything, but I have many suspicions.

Robert Anton Wilson
...reality is always plural and mutable.

...reality is always plural and mutable.

Robert Anton Wilson
We all see only that which we are trained to see.

We all see only that which we are trained to see.

Robert Anton Wilson
We look for the Secret - the Philosopher's Stone, the Elixir of the Wise, Supreme Enlightenment, 'God' or whatever...and all the time it is carrying us about...It is the human nervous system itself.

We look for the Secret - the Philosopher's Stone, the Elixir of the Wise, Supreme Enlightenment, 'God' or whatever...and all the time it is carrying us about...It is the human nervous system itself.

Robert Anton Wilson
In conlusion, there is no conclusion. Things will go on as they always have, getting weirder all the time.

In conlusion, there is no conclusion. Things will go on as they always have, getting weirder all the time.

Robert Anton Wilson
Human beings live in their myths. They only endure their realities.

Human beings live in their myths. They only endure their realities.

Robert Anton Wilson
Horror is the natural reaction to the last 5,000 years of history.

Horror is the natural reaction to the last 5,000 years of history.

Robert Anton Wilson
It only takes 20 years for a liberal to become a conservative without changing a single idea.

It only takes 20 years for a liberal to become a conservative without changing a single idea.

Robert Anton Wilson
Anyone in the United States today who isn't paranoid must be crazy.

Anyone in the United States today who isn't paranoid must be crazy.

Robert Anton Wilson
Human society as a whole is a vast brainwashing machine whose semantic rules and sex roles create a social robot.

Human society as a whole is a vast brainwashing machine whose semantic rules and sex roles create a social robot.

Robert Anton Wilson
On a planet that increasingly resembles one huge Maximum Security prison, the only intelligent choice is to plan a jail break.

On a planet that increasingly resembles one huge Maximum Security prison, the only intelligent choice is to plan a jail break.

Robert Anton Wilson
The future is up for grabs. It belongs to any and all who will take the risk and accept the responsibility of consciously creating the future they want.

The future is up for grabs. It belongs to any and all who will take the risk and accept the responsibility of consciously creating the future they want.

Robert Anton Wilson
The normal is that which nobody quite is. If you listen to seemingly dull people very closely, you'll see that they're all mad in different and interesting ways, and are merely struggling to hide it.

The normal is that which nobody quite is. If you listen to seemingly dull people very closely, you'll see that they're all mad in different and interesting ways, and are merely struggling to hide it.

Robert Anton Wilson
Reality is what you can get away with.

Reality is what you can get away with.

Robert Anton Wilson
Only the madman is absolutely sure.

Only the madman is absolutely sure.

Robert Anton Wilson
We're trapped in linguistic constructs... all that is is metaphor.

We're trapped in linguistic constructs... all that is is metaphor.

Robert Anton Wilson
The fear of death is the beginning of slavery.

The fear of death is the beginning of slavery.

Robert Anton Wilson
Taxation is robbery based on monopoly of weapons

Taxation is robbery based on monopoly of weapons

Robert Anton Wilson
You are precisely as big as what you love and precisely as small as what you allow to annoy you.

You are precisely as big as what you love and precisely as small as what you allow to annoy you.

Robert Anton Wilson
Help conquer the IQ shortage worry less and think more

Help conquer the IQ shortage worry less and think more

Robert Anton Wilson
Having a spine is overrated. If everybody squealed and ran away, there'd be no more wars.

Having a spine is overrated. If everybody squealed and ran away, there'd be no more wars.

Robert Anton Wilson
The easiest way to get brainwashed is to be born. All of the above principles then immediately go into action, a process which social psychologists euphemistically call socialization.

The easiest way to get brainwashed is to be born. All of the above principles then immediately go into action, a process which social psychologists euphemistically call socialization.

Robert Anton Wilson
Nothing of any importance can be taught. It can only be learned, and with blood and sweat.

Nothing of any importance can be taught. It can only be learned, and with blood and sweat.

Robert Anton Wilson
Belief is the death of intelligence. As soon as one believes a doctrine of any sort, or assumes certitude, one stops thinking about that aspect of existence.

Belief is the death of intelligence. As soon as one believes a doctrine of any sort, or assumes certitude, one stops thinking about that aspect of existence.

Robert Anton Wilson
Of course there are robots among us. There are also Magicians among us. I think we take turns playing each role, as a matter of fact. The Magician defines a reality-mesh and the robot lives in it. Grok?

Of course there are robots among us. There are also Magicians among us. I think we take turns playing each role, as a matter of fact. The Magician defines a reality-mesh and the robot lives in it. Grok?

Robert Anton Wilson
Encounters with death and danger are only adventures to the survivors.

Encounters with death and danger are only adventures to the survivors.

Robert Anton Wilson