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Claim: claims Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." (Viral Quote, 2019-09-04)
Evidence (2020-09-23): In the nineteenth century, mathematical discoveries were being made that radically changed the world of mathematics. These changes sprung from the claim that Euclidean geometry – as laid out in Euclid’s Elements – was flawed, inadequate, and perhaps contingent. In response to these claims, Lewis Carroll used his position as the writer of the famous Alice in Wonderland to publish Through the Looking Glass in which he satirized what he considered the folly of teaching non-Euclidean geometries in schools. Some critics have noticed that Through the Looking Glass refers to contemporary mathematical ideas, but none have put it into context with the education reformation nor have they explored why Carroll included complex mathematics in what is typically considered a children’s story. I argue that not only was Carroll engaging in the debate, but many of the most memorable scenes and characters in Through the Looking Glass represent different elements in the Euclidean debate, and putting the story in context with the debate removes some of what has been attributed to "nonsense" from the text. [...] Cohen MN (1995) Lewis Carroll: a biography. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York Collingwood SD (2017) The life and letters of Lewis Carroll: (rev. C.L. Dodgson) Illustr. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Columbia. (Original work published in 1898)
Claim: claims Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." (Viral Quote, 2019-09-04)
Evidence (2018-06-22): There is a claim that Lewis Carroll was on drugs of some sort when he wrote Alice in Wonderland (or that the book is about drug use). Regardless of the truth (or lack thereof) of these claims, what are the origins of these claims? Can they be traced back to any specific individual(s) or time period? - 1Just googling books in tight date ranges, it does not seem that this is an oft-repeated claim. The earliest I can find is 1993 (victorianweb.org/authors/carroll/aiwl5.html). Do you have evidence that this indeed is an "oft repeated claim"? Ironically the denials that Carroll used drugs exclude his use of laudanum. Commented Jun 22, 2018 at 14:26 - 2 - 1As further evidence that this is not an "oft repeated claim", there is not a single whiff of drugs under any of the controversy sections (which indeed exists) of either en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Carroll nor en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice%27s_Adventures_in_Wonderland. While everyone thinks Alice is "trippy", I have never heard, let alone read, that Carroll was on drugs. Contrasted with say Coleridge. Commented Jun 22, 2018 at 18:19 - 4This claim was already present in the late 1960's, and is in effect implicit in the lyrics of Grace Slick's 1965-6 White Rabbit where Alice's adventures are figuratively equated with a drug trip. Or at least, so my dorm mates insisted. Commented Jun 22, 2018 at 21:00 - 3Possible duplicate of Is Alice in Wonderland about drugs?– Rand al'Thor ♦Commented Jun 23, 2018 at 23:43 1 Answer
Claim: claims Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." (Viral Quote, 2019-09-04)
Evidence (2024-01-01): Lewis Carroll and Samuel Beckett Retrospection and Prefiguring: The Romantic and (Post)Modern Context of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass and What Alice Found There By Teke Charles Ngiewih (Ph.D)
Claim: claims Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." (Viral Quote, 2019-09-04)
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Claim: claims Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." (Viral Quote, 2019-09-04)
Evidence (2024-06-02): Lewis Carroll (born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898) was an English author, mathematician, Anglican clergyman, logician, and amateur photographer. His father was Charles Dodgson (archdeacon), his great-grandfather was Charles Dodgson (bishop) and his nephew was Stuart Dodgson Collingwood. [...] - Quoted in Beatrice Hatch, "Lewis Carroll", Strand Magazine (April 1898), p. 422 [...] - Though written in contemporary idiomatic English, this has been recently cited on the Internet on various "quotations" websites (and elsewhere) as having being written by Lewis Carroll in Alice in Wonderland [sic]. However, it does not appear within the text of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland or Through the Looking-Glass. It was actually a line spoken by a character named Jefferson in the TV series Once Upon a Time in a 2012 episode entitled "Hat Trick," in which the literary character The Mad Hatter appears. – Ref: Internet Movie Database (IMDb), quotes from Once upon a Time, "Hat Trick".
Claim: claims Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." (Viral Quote, 2019-09-04)
Evidence (2013-07-10): Charles Dodgson (1832-1898), whose pen name was Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician, logician, photographer, and church deacon best known for writing the books Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. He wrote a book of 72 mathematics problems, titled Pillow Problems thought out during Wakeful Hours, which he said he had personally worked out without putting pen to paper, and here is problem 5:
Claim: claims Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." (Viral Quote, 2019-09-04)
Evidence (2021-06-21): The sampling of links below will provide you with a starting point for research about Lewis Carroll, his works, his life, and his time. These links should provide you with ample information to begin a study project, whether it be a school essay or a doctoral thesis. You will find Carroll a fascinating topic, regardless of the aspect you choose to explore. There is a great deal of rubbish on the internet, as you likely know, including the occasional ill-considered and unsupported statements of "facts" about Lewis Carroll. For example, despite what you may read on some lazy sites, Carroll was not a user of recreational drugs; his creativity did not require artificial stimulus. As always, when researching any topic, we encourage you to seek out reputable, responsible resources for your research, and double-check your facts. [...] Biographies - Biography of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson at Your Archives.com (links to British National Archives Dodgson sources; definitive data) - Lewis Carroll: A Biography, by LCSNA member Morton Cohen - The Mystery of Lewis Carroll, by LCSNA member Jenny Woolf - A Biography by Derek Hudson, online - Brief Biography from Incompetech.com - Brief Biography by Keith Parkins (note: some links do not work) [...] Other Carroll Resources - Lewis Carroll Resources - LCSNA member Edward Wakeling’s Lewis Carroll Site - Wikipedia Carroll Page - Lewis Carroll’s Scrapbook (A remarkable Library of Congress virtual facsimile of one of his actual scrapbooks, with an introductory essay by LCSNA member Edward Wakeling)
Claim: claims Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." (Viral Quote, 2019-09-04)
Evidence (2018-01-03): Letting venerated children’s author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson rest in peace would appear to be a foregone conclusion. The author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and several ancillary titles, Dodgson—who was better known for his work under the pen name Lewis Carroll—projected a quiet presence, toiling away as a lifelong bachelor and Oxford math teacher until his death in 1898. [...] Of the names discussed, few would be more surprising than Carroll's. Born in 1832, he was sent to a boarding school at the age of 12 and sometimes wrote home expressing despondence over the nighttime racket. In Wallace’s book, Jack the Ripper: Light-Hearted Friend, he seizes this declaration to be a hint that Carroll was being physically abused by the older boys at the school, suffering a psychotic break that would plague him for the rest of his life. [...] After publishing Alice in 1865, Carroll continued to teach at Oxford—simmering, Wallace believes, with violent intent, and possibly confiding his bloodthirst to his lifelong friend, Thomas Bayne.
Claim: claims Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." (Viral Quote, 2019-09-04)
Evidence (2020-01-16): When it comes to superstitions, social scientists have generally agreed on one thing: they are fundamentally irrational. "Magical thinking" (as it has been called) is defined as the belief that an object, action or circumstance not logically related to a course of events can influence its outcome. In other words, stepping on a crack cannot, given what we know about the principles of causal relations, have any direct effect on the probability of your mother breaking her back. Those who live in fear of such a tragedy are engaging in magical thought and behaving irrationally. A statement about the yin and yang of magical thinking is frequently shared online, attributed to either author Lewis Carroll (the pen name of Charles Dodgson) or the most famous of his literary works, "Alice in Wonderland" (i.e., "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"): However, the phrase "Everyone wants a magical solution for their problem, and everyone refuses to believe in magic" does not appear in any of Carroll/Dodgson's published works (either literary or non-fiction) or papers, nor was it contemporaneously recorded as something he once said. This quote actually stemmed from a Carroll-inspired character who appeared in a modern television series.
Claim: claims Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." (Viral Quote, 2019-09-04)
Evidence (2019-10-17): FACT CHECK: Did Lewis Carroll Write, ‘Everyone Wants A Magical Solution To Their Problems, And Everyone Refuses To Believe In Magic’? An image shared on Facebook claims that author Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? [...] Jefferson, a character based on the Hatter in Carroll’s "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland," says the following lines in episode 17 of season one: "You know what the issue is with this world?
Claim: claims Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." (Viral Quote, 2019-09-04)
Evidence (2018-07-20): In any case, I have my reasons (that I do and don’t understand) for believing in magic, in my own way. I think it’s tucked away in the folds of ordinary life. I hope these quotes about magic offer you a touch of encouragement to see things differently—that’s the secret, I think, to living differently. [...] "Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again." — C.S. Lewis 10. Everyone wants a magical solution to their problem, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." — Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland 11. "She had this way of always finding the good and believing in everything despite all that she had seen. And that is what I loved the most — the pure magic of her undying hope." — Becca Lee 12. "I’ve personally danced with fate a few too many times to not believe in the magic of this world." — K. A. [...] I know right? come on everyone believe in magic.
Claim: claims Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." (Viral Quote, 2019-09-04)
Evidence (2023-02-11): There’s nothing wrong with the quote in itself – the problem is that it is being misattributed. Which causes many people to have a wrong idea about Lewis Carroll and his books. [...] Below are some examples of quotes wrongfully attributed to Lewis Carroll: [...] The quote is also attributed to Levi Strauss on the web, but I don’t know if that’s true and if Carroll perhaps was merely quoting him or someone else in his letter.
Claim: claims Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." (Viral Quote, 2019-09-04)
Evidence (2023-09-10): The follow up question to Carrington wasn't nearly damaging enough to warrant the outcry it created. Not even close. [...] And that is true. Very much so. [...] And right he was indeed.
Claim: claims Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." (Viral Quote, 2019-09-04)
Evidence (2023-11-22): Russell and other activist atheists believed that with the rejection of God we would enter an age of reason and intelligent humanism. But the "God hole" — the void left by the retreat of the church — has merely been filled by a jumble of irrational quasi-religious dogma. The result is a world where modern cults prey on the dislocated masses, offering them spurious reasons for being and action — mostly by engaging in virtue-signalling theatre on behalf of a victimised minority or our supposedly doomed planet. The line often attributed to G.K. Chesterton has turned into a prophecy: "When men choose not to believe in God, they do not thereafter believe in nothing, they then become capable of believing in anything."
Claim: claims Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." (Viral Quote, 2019-09-04)
Evidence (2024-02-18): - 9. Everyone wants some magical solution for their problem, and everyone refuses to believe in magic. [...] This was a Mad Hatter poem about a bat with a light twinkling like a star, flying above the world like a tea tray in the sky. [...] 9. Everyone wants some magical solution for their problem, and everyone refuses to believe in magic.
Claim: claims Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." (Viral Quote, 2019-09-04)
Evidence (2024-01-10): Deep down, I guess, I always knew but never wanted to believe [...] Me out.You refuse to [...] But you refuse and refuse
Claim: claims Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." (Viral Quote, 2019-09-04)
Evidence (2023-05-23): This is an updated version of an article originally published in 2016. [...] Read more about BBC Culture's 100 greatest children's books: [...] And if you liked this story, sign up for the weekly bbc.com features newsletter, called The Essential List. A handpicked selection of stories from BBC Future, Culture, Worklife and Travel, delivered to your inbox every Friday.
Claim: claims Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." (Viral Quote, 2019-09-04)
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Claim: claims Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." (Viral Quote, 2019-09-04)
Evidence (2015-06-22): For me, Lewis Carroll said it best when he wrote, "Well, now that we have seen each other…if you’ll believe in me, I’ll believe in you." That really cuts to the heart of what small business is all about. So today, I thought I’d take us back to Wonderland and share 25 quotes from the book. I hope it helps you all, keep your respective heads. [...] Believe in yourself and you’ll believe the magic you can perform.
Claim: claims Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." (Viral Quote, 2019-09-04)
Evidence (2022-01-05): Sometimes just one second"- Lewis Carroll Quotes From Alice in Wonderland "You know what the issue is with this world? [...] "Why sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."- Lewis Carroll Quotes From Alice in Wonderland "If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn’t. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn’t be. And what it wouldn’t be, it would. You see?" [...] Which of the following Lewis Carroll Quotes is your favorite?
Claim: claims Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." (Viral Quote, 2019-09-04)
Evidence (2024-04-30): Week of May 2 [...] AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarian author Lewis Carroll said, "You know what the issue is with this world? In my astrological opinion, this won’t be an operative theme for you in the coming weeks, Aquarius. I suspect you will be inclined to believe fervently in magic, which will ensure that you attract and create a magical solution to at least one of your problems — and probably more. [...] Thu, Oct 10 8:00 PM
Claim: claims Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." (Viral Quote, 2019-09-04)
Evidence (2017-09-29): Not a Carroll quote! It’s a (slight mis-) quote from Tolkien, part of a lovely poem which i used to write over and over in elementary school for cursive practice. [...] This is a curious one— mostly attributed to Carroll, though one source claimed it was said by Levi Strauss. I’ve seen it cited as coming out of either Alice book, which it does not, but also as being from his letters. I don’t recognize it from any of them I’ve read, and it doesn’t appear in any of the ones searchable on the Gutenberg Project, but that doesn’t mean it’s definitely not his. So far, this one is a mystery! I’ll keep trying to root out the source, though.... [...] A quote from the Tim Burton movie, and not something Carroll ever wrote!
Claim: claims Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." (Viral Quote, 2019-09-04)
Evidence (2024-09-17): Everyone wants some magical solution to their problem and everyone refuses to believe in magic." --Lewis Carroll My name is Lorri Moulton and I live on a farm in Eastern Washington. We have five horses and live in a lovely part of the country, which inspire many of my stories. I write romance, suspense, fantasy, mysteries, fairytales, and historical non-fiction. Real life fairytales happen all the time. You just have to believe in the possibility…and look for magic in the most unexpected places. The Magic of Burrows Bay," co-authored with Abigail McKee, is the first book in our Burrows Bay Romance Series. Moira and Gabriella discover their grandmother has left them a mansion in the San Juan Islands, north of Seattle. The two cousins, who have not seen each other in the past fifteen years, must learn to work together to uncover their true heritage. And what they find will change their lives forever. This is a three book serialized story and all three books are now available! Christmas in Silver Birch Valley is a sweet romance with a bit of fantasy woven into the story.
Claim: 30 Navy SEALs died when their helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan on March 11 (Viral Post, 2020-03-12)
Evidence (2020-03-12): There is no record of 30 SEALs dying in a single incident in Afghanistan on March 11. The claim likely stemmed from an August 2011 helicopter crash that killed 30 members of the U.S. military.
Claim: 30 Navy SEALs died when their helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan on March 11 (Viral Post, 2020-03-12)
Evidence (2024-08-18): Fifteen of the Navy SEALs that were killed were members of the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU),[5][21][19] while the other two Navy SEALs were from an unidentified West Coast-based unit. The five other Navy casualties were NSW (Naval Special Warfare) support personnel; in addition to these, three AFSOC operators, one Combat Controller and two Pararescuemen, all members of the 24th Special Tactics Squadron, died in the crash. Their deaths are the greatest single loss of life ever suffered by the U.S. Special Operations community in the 37-year history of the U.S. Special Operations Command.[5][21][15][22] [...] - ^ Sieff, Kevin; Jaffe, Greg (6 August 2011). "22 Navy SEALs among 30 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan as NATO helicopter is shot down". The Washington Post. - ^ "30 Americans, including 22 Navy SEALs, killed in Afghan copter crash". The Seattle Times. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
Claim: 30 Navy SEALs died when their helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan on March 11 (Viral Post, 2020-03-12)
Evidence (2011-08-08): Remembering A SEAL Shot Down In Afghanistan A Navy SEAL from Massachusetts is among the 30 Americans who died Saturday when insurgents shot down their helicopter after a battle in Afghanistan. Kevin Houston was one of 22 members from the elite U.S. Navy SEAL Team 6 on board. Some of Houston's classmates gathered over the weekend to remember their friend. MICHELE NORRIS, host: One of those who died in Saturday's helicopter crash was Navy SEAL, Kevin Houston. Report Curt Nickisch, of member station WBUR in Boston, spent the weekend talking with some of Houston's friends. He sent this remembrance.
Claim: 30 Navy SEALs died when their helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan on March 11 (Viral Post, 2020-03-12)
Evidence (2011-08-11): Aaron Carson Vaughn was a man of deep faith, insisting to his family that he didn't fear his job as a Navy SEAL "because he knew where he was going" when he died. "Aaron was a Christian and he's with Jesus today," his grandmother Geneva Vaughn of Union City, Tenn., told the Associated Press on Saturday. "He told us when we saw him last November that he wasn't afraid ... he said, 'Granny, don't worry about me.' He was a tough warrior, but he was a gentle man." Geneva Vaughn said her grandson, 30, joined the SEALS straight out of boot camp and was already a decorated fighter when he was asked by the Navy to return stateside to become an instructor. But he applied to SEAL Team 6 after two years, earning his way onto the squad in 2010. He asked the military to return him to combat and shipped out just six weeks before he was killed, Vaughn said. "He was doing what he loved to do and he was a true warrior," Geneva Vaughn said. Aaron Vaughn leaves behind his wife, Kimberly, and two children, 2-year-old son Reagan and 2-month-old daughter Chamberlyn.