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-[[The gods were bored, and so they created man]]+"The gods were bored, and so they created [[man]]. [[Adam]] was bored because he was alone, and so Eve was created. Thus boredom entered the world, and increased in proportion to the increase of population. Adam was bored alone; then Adam and Eve were bored together; then Adam and Eve and Cain and Abel were bored ''en famille''; then the population of the world increased, and the peoples were bored ''en masse''. To divert themselves they conceived the idea of constructing a [[Tower of Babel|tower high enough to reach the heavens]]. This idea is itself as boring as the tower was high, and constitutes a terrible proof of how boredom gained the upper hand." --''[[Either/Or]]'', Søren Kierkegaard
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-"I prefer to talk with old ladies who retail family nonsense; next with the insane -- and last of all with very reasonable people."+"I prefer to talk with old ladies who retail family nonsense; next with the insane -- and last of all with very reasonable people." --journal, Søren Kierkegaard
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"The gods were bored, and so they created man. Adam was bored because he was alone, and so Eve was created. Thus boredom entered the world, and increased in proportion to the increase of population. Adam was bored alone; then Adam and Eve were bored together; then Adam and Eve and Cain and Abel were bored en famille; then the population of the world increased, and the peoples were bored en masse. To divert themselves they conceived the idea of constructing a tower high enough to reach the heavens. This idea is itself as boring as the tower was high, and constitutes a terrible proof of how boredom gained the upper hand." --Either/Or, Søren Kierkegaard

"I prefer to talk with old ladies who retail family nonsense; next with the insane -- and last of all with very reasonable people." --journal, Søren Kierkegaard

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Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (5 May, 1813 – 11 November, 1855) was a prolific 19th century Danish philosopher and theologian and author of such works as Either/Or.

Kierkegaard strongly criticized both the Hegelianism of his time, and what he saw as the empty formalities of the Danish church. Much of his work deals with religious problems such as the nature of faith, the institution of the Christian Church, Christian ethics and theology, and the emotions and feelings of individuals when faced with life choices. His early work was written under various pseudonyms who present their own distinctive viewpoints in a complex dialogue. Kierkegaard left the task of discovering the meaning of the works to the reader, because "the task must be made difficult, for only the difficult inspires the noble-hearted". Subsequently, many have interpreted Kierkegaard as an existentialist, neo-orthodoxist, postmodernist, humanist, individualist, and many more. Crossing the boundaries of philosophy, theology, psychology, and literature, Kierkegaard came to be regarded as a highly significant and influential figure in contemporary thought.

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For a complete bibliography, see List of works by Søren Kierkegaard


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