Philosophy
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Buddhism
Logic and Fallacies
Belief in Nothing
Nihilism confuses people. "How can you care about anything, or strive for anything, if you believe nothing means anything?" they ask.
by Eliezer Yudkowsky The first virtue is curiosity. A burning itch to know is higher than a solemn vow to pursue truth. To feel the burning itch of curiosity requires both that you be ignorant, and that you desire to relinquish your ignorance.
Twelve Virtues of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky
Atheism
Rand, Ayn
SCHOPENHAUER'S 38 STRATAGEMS, OR 38 WAYS TO WIN AN ARGUMENT
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), was a brilliant German philosopher. These 38 Stratagems are excerpts from "The Art of Controversy", first translated into English and published in 1896. Carry your opponent's proposition beyond its natural limits; exaggerate it. The more general your opponent's statement becomes, the more objections you can find against it.