“Humans think in stories rather than in facts, numbers, or equations, and the simpler the story, the better.”
― 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
― 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
“When the faithful are asked whether God really exists, they often begin by talking about the enigmatic mysteries of the universe and the limits of human understanding. ‘Science cannot explain the Big Bang,’ they exclaim, ‘so that must be God’s doing.’ Yet like a magician fooling an audience by imperceptibly replacing one card with another, the faithful quickly replace the cosmic mystery with the worldly lawgiver. After giving the name of ‘God’ to the unknown secrets of the cosmos, they then use this to somehow condemn bikinis and divorces. ‘We do not understand the Big Bang – therefore you must cover your hair in public and vote against gay marriage.’ Not only is there no logical connection between the two, but they are in fact contradictory. The deeper the mysteries of the universe, the less likely it is that whatever is responsible for them gives a damn about female dress codes or human sexual behaviour.”
― 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
― 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
“We should never underestimate human stupidity. Both on the personal and on the collective level, humans are prone to engage in self-destructive activities.”
― 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
― 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
“Humans were always far better at inventing tools than using them wisely.”
― 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
― 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
“The greatest crimes in modern history resulted not just from hatred and greed, but even more so from ignorance and indifference.”
― 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
― 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
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