Fergus Blair

“We are all members of the same flawed species. Putting our moral vision into practice means imposing our will on others. The human lust for power and esteem, coupled with its vulnerability to self-deception and self-righteousness, makes that an invitation to a calamity, all the worse when the power is directed at a goal as quixotic as eradicating human self-interest.”
― Steven Pinker, The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature

“As technology accumulates and people in more parts of the planet become interdependent, the hatred between them tends to decrease, for the simple reason that you can't kill someone and trade with him too.”
― Steven Pinker, The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature

“You don't want to become so open minded that the wind whistles between your ears.”
― -Terrence McKenna