Natural science does not simply describe and explain nature: it is part of the interplay between us and nature.
An optimist believes we live in the best possible of worlds.- A pessimist fears that this is true.
Keep in mind my friend, if an answer is not rational, then it is not an answer, but a delusion.”
Science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves.
For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you.
What, therefore, is a government at its best? It is a government that “governs” least and instead finds ways to mobilise the energies of our people.
I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers which can’t be questioned.
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.
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.
Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.