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He jumped at the idea because, well, I promised him money at no cost!
Million Dollar Weekend
Noah Kagan
Religion does not seem at first to have had connection with morals. Apparently (for we are merely guessing, or echoing Petronius, who echoed Lucretius) "it was fear that first made the gods" 25 -fear of hidden forces in the earth, rivers, oceans, trees, winds, and any sky. Religion became the propitiatory worship of these forces through offerings, sacrifice, incantation, and prayer.
The Lessons of History
Will Durant and Ariel Durant
Finally, a good test for an idea is if you can articulate why most people think it’s a bad idea, but you understand what makes it good.
Idea Generation
blog.samaltman.com
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