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@comfortdragon.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 11:16 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 9:57 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A hazy, dreamlike scene of silhouetted figures gathered in a dim purple space, with glowing pink and lavender orbs floating overhead among dark streaks of light. Bold text in a white-to-pink gradient with a dark blue outline displays a quote reading Many the lumps of frankincense on the same altar; one falls there early and another late, but it makes no difference. -Marcus Aurelius. The CivilSimian.com watermark appears in the lower left corner.
@comfortdragon.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 7:46 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A cosmic scene of beams of light radiating from a bright center through dark purple and blue space, with faint hexagonal patterns along the right edge and wispy pink clouds below. Futuristic lettering in a white-to-pink gradient with a dark outline displays a quote reading If our universe is one of many, unlike others in containing observers like ourselves, there is no need to posit a designer. Most universes will be too chaotic to allow the emergence of life or mind. In that case, the fact that humans exist in this universe needs no special explanation -John Gray. The CivilSimian.com watermark appears in the lower left corner.
@comfortdragon.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 6:45 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 4:42 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A close-up of shimmering iridescent foil folded into a radiating starburst pattern in purple, pink, and blue, framed by dense black swirling, looping line patterns around the edges. A dark vertical column on the right side, bordered by thin striped bars, holds typewriter-style text in a light purple gradient displaying a quote reading There are those who blame the Press, but in this I think they are mistaken. The Press is such as the public demands, and the public demands bad newspapers because it has been badly educated. -Bertrand Russell. The CivilSimian.com watermark runs vertically along the left edge of the column.
@comfortdragon.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 1:44 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 12:33 AM

These guys are always trying to manufacture sociopaths....

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 11:36 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 10:29 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A background of softly crumpled paper in faded pastel pink, lavender, and pale blue tones. Typewriter-style text in a pink-to-purple gradient displays a quote reading No particular experiences are linked with any particular statements in the interior of the field, except indirectly through considerations of equilibrium affecting the field as a whole. -Willard van Orman Quine. The CivilSimian.com watermark appears in the lower left corner.
@comfortdragon.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 9:21 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

Plain black square background with serif text in a soft purple-to-blue gradient displaying a quote reading Ancient philosophy will always hold its own among those who are worthy to judge it, because it forms... a system that is solid and well articulated like the body, whereas all these scattered members of modern philosophy form no system. -Julien Offray de La Mettrie. The CivilSimian.com watermark appears in the lower left corner.
@comfortdragon.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 8:18 PM

An endless list of natural numbers counting upward can only count upward as long as the universe exists....

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 6:29 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A glowing purple planet looms over a sea of pink and violet clouds, with a bright burst of golden light on the left side of the sky. Bold uppercase lettering in a purple-to-peach gradient with a dark outline is arranged in a slanted, receding block styled like a sci-fi movie opening crawl, displaying a quote reading If consciousness is, as some inhuman thinker has said, nothing more than a flash of light between two eternities of darkness, then there is nothing more execrable than existence. -Miguel de Unamuno. The CivilSimian.com watermark appears in the lower left corner.
@comfortdragon.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 3:34 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A grungy, weathered wall texture washed with soft rainbow hues of orange, pink, purple, and teal fading into stained gray. Large bold black text displays a quote reading Our bodies are perishable, wealth is not at all permanent and death is always nearby. Therefore we must immediately engage in acts of merit. -chanakya. The CivilSimian.com watermark appears in white in the lower left corner.
@comfortdragon.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 2:06 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A view above a sea of soft pink and lavender clouds with a bright glowing sun on the horizon and faint stars in the sky, crossed by bold diagonal dark stripes on the left. The right side fades to black, where right-aligned hand-drawn uppercase lettering in a blue-to-pink gradient displays a quote reading Almost as soon as I began to study philosophy, I was impressed by the way in which philosophical problems appeared, disappeared, or changed shape, as a result of new assumptions or vocabularies. -Richard Rorty. The CivilSimian.com watermark appears in the upper left corner.
@comfortdragon.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 12:55 AM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A dazzling nighttime cityscape of countless glowing lights in pink, red, blue, and gold, reflected across a wet, glossy surface in the foreground. Futuristic lettering in a pink-to-blue gradient with a dark outline displays a quote reading It is not proper either to have a blunt sword or to use freedom of speech ineffectually. Neither is the sun to be taken from the world, nor freedom of speech from erudition. -Pythagoras. The lower lines of text and the attribution are mirrored upside down in the reflective surface below. The CivilSimian.com watermark appears in the lower left corner.
@comfortdragon.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 11:02 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

An impressionistic painting of a city skyline at dusk, with tall buildings and lights reflected in a wet, glossy foreground under a pink and purple sky. The upper half is solid black, blending into the scene below with a ragged, splattered edge, and holds serif text in a pink-to-lavender gradient displaying a quote reading That a joint stock company should be able to carry on successfully any branch of foreign trade, when private adventurers can come into any sort of open and fair competition with them, seems contrary to all experience. -Adam Smith. A dark strip along the bottom holds the CivilSimian.com watermark on the left.
@comfortdragon.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 9:29 PM

Well...the understanding it takes to prevent unnecessary suffering and death can be explained in common language....

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A glossy, iridescent ring in shimmering purple, pink, and blue sits on a white background with a soft pink glow inside. Centered within the ring, playful hand-drawn lettering in a purple-to-teal gradient with a dark outline displays a quote reading It takes a wise man to discover a wise man. -Diogenes Laërtius. The CivilSimian.com watermark appears in pink in the lower left corner.
@comfortdragon.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 8:28 PM

If you get good results with your means, but your ends are corrupt...expect no recognition. If you have the right goal but fail in your means...expect to get respect for doing the right thing at least.

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

A simple diagram on a white background illustrating a means-to-ends process. A green arrow runs left to right from a small green circle labeled Means to a yellow star labeled Goal, with the word Ends beside it. Above the arrow, a purple oval reads Ethics, Principles, Plans, and a green starburst near the goal reads Observe consequence. Below the arrow, a purple oval reads Objective Reality. A numbered list at the bottom reads: 1. Observe objective reality. 2. Set a goal to work toward. 3. Principles, plans and ethics emerge. 4. Observe consequence, adjust ethics, principles, plans accordingly.
@comfortdragon.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 8:22 PM

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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@comfortdragon.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 7:19 PM

This promotes "radical" relativism😁. This does not mean a killer and a philanthropist are the same....

#UniversalHumanism #CivilSimian #philosophy #quotes

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