“Skepticism is an exercise in defascination.”
Emil M. Cioran (1911–1995) Romanian philosopher and essayist
The New Gods (1969)
“The skepticism which fails to contribute to the ruin of our health is merely an intellectual exercise.”
All Gall Is Divided (1952)
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