Writing my own novels in the ’90s…I never imagined that in ten years, science and rationality would require explanation and defense in a world rocked and ruled by religious fervor.
What could an entirely rational being speak of with another entirely rational being?
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.
People who are more rational don’t perceive emotion less, they just regulate it better.
In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. – In our actual society we insist they be cheerleaders.
The cooperative structure never encourages huge bureaucratic systems, for it knows that mammoth bureaucracies cannot be sensitive to the needs of people.
I am heartened to find so much wit in you, that you’d give thought to consequences and choose your way with reason, not passion only.
What counts now are the value-less facts, the material and the rational. All else is regarded with condescension as being of only sentimental value.
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.