Natural science does not simply describe and explain nature: it is part of the interplay between us and nature.
To him who looks upon the world rationally, the world in its turn presents a rational aspect. The relation is mutual.
In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. – In our actual society we insist they be cheerleaders.
The test of a first rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.
Never memorize something that you can look up.
I mean, you could claim that anything’s real if the only basis for believing in it is that nobody’s proved it doesn’t exist!
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift And the rational mind is a faithful servant.
To such a world of conflict, a world of victims, and executions, it is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners.
The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.