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.
A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.
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.
The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.
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.
An optimist believes we live in the best possible of worlds.- A pessimist fears that this is true.
Rationality attracts conscientious humans, whereas mysticism attracts fools.
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.
A concept is a brick. It can be used to build a courthouse of reason. Or it can be thrown through the window.
That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.