Umberto Eco Quotes About Opinions

Quotes about: Opinions

• I am firmly of the opinion that the Macintosh is Catholic and that DOS is Protestant. Indeed, the Macintosh is counterreformist and has been influenced by the methodical path of the Jesuits.... It is catechistic: the essence of revelation is dealt with via simple formulae and sumptuous icons. Everyone has a right to salvation. DOS is Protestant, or even Calvinistic. It allows free interpretation of scripture, demands difficult personal decisions, imposes a subtle hermeneutics upon the user, and takes for granted the idea that all can reach salvation.

  Umberto Eco

  Simple, Icons, Essence

  "Apple's holier-than-thou attitude may be its salvation" by John Naughton, www.theguardian.com. January 24, 2009.

• It is obvious that the newspaper produces the opinion of the readers.

  Umberto Eco

  Opinion, Produce, Newspapers

  Interview with Chris Wallace, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 2, 2015.

• I have lost the freedom of not having an opinion.

  Umberto Eco

  Opinion, Lost

• Our most noted satirists are true columnists and their opinions can be worth more than any well-documented exposé.

  Umberto Eco

  Opinion, Columnists, Wells

  "Don't smile when you say that" by Umberto Eco, www.theguardian.com. June 21, 2002.

• Religion has nothing to do with God. It's a fundamental attitude of human beings, who ask about the origins of life and what happens after death. For many, the answer is a personal god. In my opinion, it's religion that produces God, not the other way round.

  Umberto Eco

  Attitude, Origin Of Life, Fundamentals

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