Re:Why Are There So Many Rationalist Cults?
by jpiburn on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @02:20PM
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"Cherish those who seek the truth but beware of those who find it" - Voltaire
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Re:Why Are There So Many Rationalist Cults?
by paviva on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @02:56PM
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Most likely Gide ("Croyez ceux qui cherchent la vérité, doutez de ceux qui la trouvent", "Believe those who seek Truth, doubt those who find it") and not Voltaire ;)
Voltaire was generally more subtle: "un bon mot ne prouve rien", a witty saying proves nothing, as he'd say.