Rodrigo

“Prediction, not narration, is the real test of our understanding of the world.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

“the Principle of Mediocrity opposes the pre-Enlightenment arrogance of believing ourselves significant in the world; the Spaceship Earth metaphor opposes the Enlightenment arrogance of aspiring to control the world.”
― David Deutsch, The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World

“When a problem is disturbing you, don't ask, "What should I do about it?" Ask, "What part of me is being disturbed by this?”
― Michael A. Singer, The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself

“Prayer: A petition that the laws of nature be suspended in favor of the petitioner; himself confessedly unworthy.”
― Christopher Hitchens, Mortality