Co byste vzkázali dalším generacím vy? Toto vzkázal Bertrand Russell, jeden z největším myslitelů 20. století, filosof, logik, spisovatel, nositel Nobelovy ceny za literaturu a člověk, který se dožil 97 let. Q: One last question, suppose Lord Russell, this film would to be looked at by our descendants, like a dead sea scroll in a thousand years time, what would you think is worth telling that generation, about the life you lived and the lessons you learned from it? A: I would like to say two things — one intellectual and one moral. The intellectual thing I should want to say to them is this; when you are studying any matter or considering any philosophy, ask yourself only what are the facts and what is the truth that the facts bear out. Never let yourself be diverted either by what you wish to believe or by what you think would have beneficent social effects if it were believed, but look only and solely at what are the facts. That is the intellectual thing that I should wish to say. The moral thing I should wish to say to them is very simple — I should say love is wise, hatred is foolish. In this world, which is getting more and more closely interconnected, we have to learn to tolerate each other. We have to learn to put up with the fact that some people say things that we dont like. We can only live together in that way, and if we are to live together and not die together, we must learn a kind of charity and a kind of tolerance which is absolutely vital to the continuation of human life on this planet.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 16:18:23 +0000
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