Quote by Colin Wilson

It is true that there are exercises that can strengthen the 'muscle' that enable us to push back the bounds of acceptation. But these are relatively unimportant. The real problem is that we are trapped in misconceptions that always deceive us, as the matador's cape deceives the bull; that continue to deceive us a million times over the course of a lifetime. Wittgenstein once said that traditional philosophy causes a form of mental cramp, and that the aim of his philosophy was to remove this mental cramp, or to 'show the fly the way out of the bottle'. Our misconceptions involve the passive fallacy and notion that consciousness is a plane mirror that cannot lie about the world it reflects.

It is true that there are exercises that can strengthen the

Summary

This quote suggests that the exercises focused on strengthening our ability to think critically and challenge societal norms are not as important as the misconceptions that continuously deceive us throughout our lives. The comparison is made to the matador's cape deceiving a bull repeatedly. The quote also references philosopher Wittgenstein, who believed that traditional philosophy hinders our thinking process. The aim of his philosophy was to remove this mental obstacle and help us see the truth by showing us the way out of our misconceptions. These misconceptions include perceiving consciousness as an accurate reflection of the world without any distortion or deception.

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