I reject a sole time series of the past as an indication of future performance; I need a lot more than data. - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Those who think religion is about belief don't understand religion, and don't understand belief.

I need a new nigga, for this black cloud to follow
cause while it's over me it's too dark to see tomorrow

There is something like a switch in us that kills the individual in favor of the collective when people engage in communal dances, mass riots, or war. Your mood is now that of the herd. You are part of what Elias Canetti calls the rhythmic and throbbing crowd