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All the ideas for 'Purifications (frags)', 'Cosmic Apprentice' and 'III.12 On physiognomy'

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1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 3. Scientism

16567	Scientists know everything about nothing, philosophers nothing about everything [Sagan,D]
	Full Idea: The scientist learns more and more about less and less, until she knows everything about nothing, whereas a philosopher learns less and less about more and more until he knows nothing about everything.
	From: Dorion Sagan (Cosmic Apprentice [2013])
	A reaction: [Came via Twitter] Not sure if this is true, but it is too nice to miss.

22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / e. Death

7495	Apart from the fear, dying is an easy duty [Montaigne]
	Full Idea: If our fears did not lend it weight, dying would be one of our lighter duties.
	From: Michel de Montaigne (III.12 On physiognomy [1580], p.1191)
	A reaction: An Epicurean thought. 'Duties' is nice - presumably death qualifies as a duty, because Nature requires it of us (we each of us 'owe nature a death'). The remark appears to me to be true.