It's so hard to believe in anything anymore. I mean, it's like, religion, you really can't take it seriously, because it seems so mythological, it seems so arbitrary...but, on the other hand, science is just pure empiricism, and by virtue of its method, it excludes metaphysics. I guess I wouldn't believe in anything anymore if it weren't for my lucky astrology mood watch.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker expresses skepticism about both religion and science, finding comfort only in a trivial superstition.
- In plain terms
- I don't trust religion or science so I rely on a lucky watch for belief.
- What can you take from it?
- When grand systems fail to convince, people often turn to small personal superstitions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you rely on when logic fails?
- Is superstition a valid coping mechanism?
Another view
The joke dismisses serious epistemological struggles with a trivial object.
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