Castalia: The Citadel of Reason
Thomas Stark
Top 10 Best Quotes
“The PSR gives rise to ontological mathematics, which is just the exploration of all the different ways in which x = 0 can be explored, and x can be any expression at all, provided it can ultimately be reduced to zero. There are infinite mathematical tautologies, all of which are consistent with the PSR and Occam’s razor. Nothing can be simpler in hypothesis than requiring everything to equal zero, and nothing could be richer in phenomena than this strict requirement since there are infinite ways to generate mathematical expressions that equal zero. So, the law of ultimate simplicity leads, inevitably, to endless variety ... all thanks to mathematics and the equals sign. There is no contradiction whatsoever between total simplicity and infinite variety ... that’s exactly why math is so powerful, and can produce the incredibly varied universe we live in ... all of which is simply “nothing” expressed in different ways. Is that not the ultimate miracle? But it’s not a miracle at all. It is the direct consequence of the PSR, hence is the most rational thing of all.”
“Who wants to go to heaven? We want to go to the Citadel of Reason: Castalia, Logopolis, Hyperborea … the Enlightened City. We want to go to Golgonooza, the City of Imagination, Art, Science, Philosophy and Mathematics.”
“What is regarded physically as light is metaphysically thought. Light is phenomenal thought. Thought is noumenal light. Light is sensible thought. Thought is intelligible light.”
“There are two types of people in the world: the history makers, and everyone else. Are you ahistorical, outside history, just along for the ride, for the shits and giggles, or are you actually helping to shape history? If you’re not on the side of the history shapers and history makers, fuck off. You’re irrelevant. You’re a joke. Play your part. Spectators not welcome. Sideline snipers – what a waste of space. If you’re not in front of the curtain, where are you? Hiding? You’re invisible, and the world doesn’t care whether you are there or not. Get on the fucking stage and deliver the best performance of your life. We have brought you to the dance. Hop if you can.”
“The PSR is reflected in points traveling in complex-numbered Euler circles where no point is privileged over any other. From this motion, we get sine and cosine waves, even and odd functions, symmetry and antisymmetry, orthogonality and non-orthogonality, phase, straight-line radii, right-angled triangles, Pythagoras’ theorem, the speed of mathematics (c), π, e, i, Fourier mathematics … and from all of that we get the whole of mathematics (eternal, necessary and mental; Being), and thus the whole of science (temporal, contingent and material; Becoming). And that is the whole universe explained. Nothing else is required. The PSR gives us mathematics, mathematics gives us science, and that’s all we need for the universe: science with a mathematical and rational core rather than with a material and observable core. What could be more rational and logical?”
“The Enlightenment was a false dawn. We need a second and final Enlightenment, driven by mathematics rather than science, by reason rather than sensory observation. Come join us in Castalia. We shall pull up the drawbridges and create a rational paradise, free of all the errors of the past and the failed values that accompanied them. In Castalia, HyperHumanity will be born. We shall bring the stars to life. In Hoc Signo Vinces.”
“In Dante’s Inferno, Dante and his guide Virgil visited the Castle of Limbo, in the center of which was an idyllic green meadow. This was where the great pagan souls, the virtuous pagans, spent eternity. Limbo was a place of calm contemplation and tranquility. Its denizens were not tormented and tortured but left to their own devices. They could converse with one another among green fields and scenic towers. The most illustrious of them radiated an inner light, reflecting their genius. Even the Abrahamic God was dazzled by the enlightened pagans, the great heroes of philosophy, art, poetry, science and mathematics. No one can quench their light, and no one can remove their joy.”
“All of those that say that everyone has their own truth might as well say that everyone has their own lie since if there are as many truths as there are souls then there is no truth at all. You might as well believe anything you like, which is of course what so many people now do.”
“0 is not a number. 0 is a number container - in fact, the exclusive container for all non-zero numbers. It is the balance point of all of mathematics.”
“0 is in some sense a net result of all other numbers. We can think of it as the collection of all numbers, the Number Whole. The sum of all non-zero numbers is zero. 0 is an ontological thing... a monad, a thinking entity, an eternal mind.”
Except where otherwise noted, all rights reserved to the author(s) of this book (mentioned above). The content of this page serves solely as promotional material for the aforementioned book. If you enjoyed these quotes, you can support the author(s) by acquiring the full book from Amazon.
Book Keywords:
limbo, world-historic-figures, lorentz-transformations, rationalism, ontological-mathematics, logopolis, motivation, hyperhumanity, heaven, golgonooza, dante-s-inferno, subjectivism, action, occam-s-razor, philosophy, movers-and-shakers, fourier-mathematics, nothing, relativism, number, simplicity, mind, lies, casalia, hyperborea, 0, pagans, mathematics, zero, inspiration, euler-s-formula, geniuses, light, truth, castalia, reason, principle-of-sufficient-reason, enlightenment, ontological-zero, net-sum, thought, citadel-of-reason, psr
