The conspiracy theory of society... comes from abandoning god and then asking: "Who is in his place"

Genuine philosophical problems are always rooted outside philosophy and they die if these roots decay.

All we can do is search for the falsity content in our best theory.

It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood.

It is often asserted that discussion is only possible between people who have a common language and accept common basic assumptions. I think that this is a mistake. All that is needed is a readiness to learn from one's partner in the discussion, which includes a genuine wish to understand what he intends to say. If this readiness is there, the discussion wrighteous stupidityill be the more fruitful the more the partner's backgrounds differ.

It can't happen here is always wrong: a dictatorship can happen anywhere.

I don't know whether God exists or not. ... Some forms of atheism are arrogant and ignorant and should be rejected, but agnosticism—to admit that we don't know and to search—is all right. ... When I look at what I call the gift of life, I feel a gratitude which is in tune with some religious ideas of God. However, the moment I even speak of it, I am embarrassed that I may do something wrong to God in talking about God.