Human beings are ashamed to have been born rather than made… - Günther Anders

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Human beings are ashamed to have been born rather than made. They are ashamed of the fact that, unlike flawless and wholly calculated products, they owe their existence to the blind, incalculable and decidedly archaic process of procreation and birth.

Günther Anders

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Günther Anders (born Günther Siegmund Stern; Breslau, 12 July 1902 – Vienna, 17 December 1992) was a German philosopher, journalist, essayist and poet.

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Pen Names: Günther Christian • Reinhold Hoffmann

Alternative Names: Günther Stern • Günther Siegmund Stern

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Die Macht einer Weltanschauung bewährt sich ja nicht durch die Antworten, die sie zu geben weiß, sondern durch die Fragen, die sie abzudrosseln versteht.

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