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.
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.
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!
That rifle on the wall of the labourer’s cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there.
Keep in mind my friend, if an answer is not rational, then it is not an answer, but a delusion.”
If one devalues rationality, the world tends to fall apart.
Everyone you meet always asks if you have a career, are married, or own a house as if life was some kind of grocery list. But no one ever asks you if you are happy.
Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.
I strongly believe that fundamental science cannot be driven by instructional, industrial and government or military pressures.