In one of the most brilliant papers in the English language Hume made it clear that what we speak of as 'causality' is nothing more than the phenomenon of repetition. When we mix sulphur with saltpeter and charcoal we always get gunpowder. This is true of every event subsumed by a causal law in other words, everything which can be called scientific knowledge. "It is custom which rules ," Hume said, and in that one sentence undermined both science and philosophy .
To live is to be haunted. - Philip K. Dick
To live is to be haunted.
- Philip K. Dick
Whom the gods notice they destroy. - Philip K. Dick
Whom the gods notice they destroy.
Whom the gods notice they destroy. Be small... and you will escape the jealousy of the great. - Philip K. Dick
Whom the gods notice they destroy. Be small... and you will escape the jealousy of the great.
In a society of criminals, the innocent man goes to jail. - Philip K. Dick
In a society of criminals, the innocent man goes to jail.
There will come a time when it isn't 'They're spying on me through my phone' anymore. Eventually, it will be 'My phone is spying on me'. - Philip K. Dick
There will come a time when it isn't 'They're spying on me through my phone' anymore. Eventually, it will be 'My phone is spying on me'.
Everything is true Everything anybody has ever thought - Philip K. Dick
Everything is true Everything anybody has ever thought
Reality is just a point of view. - Philip K. Dick
Reality is just a point of view.
The true measure of a man is not his intelligence or how high he rises in this freak establishment. No, the true measure of a man is this: how quickl… - Philip K. Dick
The true measure of a man is not his intelligence or how high he rises in this freak establishment. No, the true measure of a man is this: how quickl…
Everything in life is just for a while. - Philip K. Dick
Everything in life is just for a while.
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