A white pill rests on the summit of a small mossy mountain amid mist and dark teal clouds.

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Friedrich Nietzsche

There is no better soporific and sedative than skepticism.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Nothing lulls the mind to sleep like doubt, the speaker claims. Skepticism is cast as a kind of drug: by questioning everything and committing to nothing, it dulls restlessness and effort, leaving the sceptic comfortably numb. It is a pointed, critical view of doubt as an escape.

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