Ignore fact and reason, live entirely in the world of your own fantastic and myth-producing passions; do this whole-heartedly and with conviction, and you will become one of the prophets of your age. --Bertrand Russell Russell wrote those words in 1932 in the course of explaining “How to Become a Man of Genius”. (He mentions Carlyle, Nietzsche, and D.H. Lawrence as cases in point.) But I think he left out an important part of the secret: if you want to become a prophet, it is also important to advocate outrageously evil behavior.
Why We Love Evil Ideas
Why We Love Evil Ideas
Why We Love Evil Ideas
Ignore fact and reason, live entirely in the world of your own fantastic and myth-producing passions; do this whole-heartedly and with conviction, and you will become one of the prophets of your age. --Bertrand Russell Russell wrote those words in 1932 in the course of explaining “How to Become a Man of Genius”. (He mentions Carlyle, Nietzsche, and D.H. Lawrence as cases in point.) But I think he left out an important part of the secret: if you want to become a prophet, it is also important to advocate outrageously evil behavior.