Ronald Reagan is making stupidity day class A. People used to regard the feeble minded as specially touched by the gods. In Ireland they believe the village idiot has had his mind stolen by the fairies and therefore he's a holy being in some sense. Some people think I invented Peter Beater. He claims that the Russians have been infiltrating robots into the American government for over 15 years. The question is how could anybody tell the difference? Those of you familiar with the computer theory know that's the Turing machine problem. But Peter Beater really believes it. Then there's Lyndon LaRoche. How many people here have heard of Lyndon LaR Roche? He's gotten further than Peter
Guest speaker: Robert Anton Wilson
PROGRAM NOTES:
Date this lecture was recorded: February 1982
[NOTE: All quotations are by Robert Anton Wilson.]
"The belief in certitude, I suspect, is a primate habit."
"One thing I want to make absolutely clear is that almost all pessimism results from watching what the government is doing. . . . because the government is the last place that important change is registered. And so if you're looking at the government you're looking at the past."
"Certitude only belongs to those people who own just one encyclopedia."
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