Ishmael

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but he didn’t know all the rules. And instead of leaving it be until
he did he was so sure of himself that he made his attempts blindly and came to a much
quicker end than if he hadn’t tried at all.
Toward the middle of the book my ability to accept Quinn’s ideas began to waiver. I believe this began when Quinn starting explaining the whys of man’s perceived destiny through religion or man’s need to overcome his religion. Now, I do believe that religion influences everyone, even those that don’t have it. And I’ll admit that Quinn offered many great points in history to back his theories, but I believe they were just theories. It was at
this point in the students learning that I began to think that Quinn might still be learning himself. I think many of the ideas presented in the rest of the book are not as obvious to a conditioned mind.
Throughout Ishmael Quinn has offered ideas about how man is living in its own captivity. This captivity seems to be death through narrow ...

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