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Robert Anton Wilson

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Guerrilla ontologist. Psychedelic magician. Outer head of the Illuminati. Quantum psychologist. Sit-down comic/philosopher. Discordian Pope.

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Ted Sturgeon

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41:10

…plane of existence, only some things are true and most things are bullshit. That's Sturgeon's Law. 95% of everything is crap. Ted Sturgeon, the late great science fiction writer, he coined that in a debate about science fiction at some college in Oregon.…

41:26

…fiction at some college in Oregon. There was a professor of English who was arguing that science fiction is no good, and Sturgeon was defending it. And the professor of English ended his first part of the debate by saying, and considered as literature,…

41:41

…of the debate by saying, and considered as literature, 95% of it is crap. And then it was Sturgeon's turn. turned to talk, Sturgeon got up and said, ladies and gentlemen, 95% of everything is crap. That's become known as Sturgeon. I think it over. 95%…

41:50

…was Sturgeon's turn. turned to talk, Sturgeon got up and said, ladies and gentlemen, 95% of everything is crap. That's become known as Sturgeon. I think it over. 95% of the operas I've ever seen have been crap. 95% of the detective stories are crap. 95%…

42:11

…of the historical epics are crap. 95% of the poetry is crap. Ninety-five, no, ninety-nine percent of politics is crap. Sturgeon was wrong. Ninety-five percent of most things are crap. Ninety-nine percent of politics is crap. Anyway, that's over here. Over…