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“And then again, in a society given over, as that of the First Empire was, to the physical sciences and inanimate technology, there was a vague but mighty sociological push away from the study of the mind.
It was less respectable because less immediately useful; and it was poorly financed since it was less profitable.”
— May 01, 2025 02:32PM
It was less respectable because less immediately useful; and it was poorly financed since it was less profitable.”
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leah george
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‘Control of self and society has been left to chance or to the vague gropings of intuitive ethical systems based on inspiration and emotion. As a result, no culture of greater stability than abour fifty-five percent has ever existed, and these only as the result of great human misery.’
been waiting for quotes like these cause they describe us so well especially the misery part
— Apr 30, 2025 11:20PM
been waiting for quotes like these cause they describe us so well especially the misery part
leah george
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"Stop!" The First Speaker was insistent. "You must not say' never' That is a lazy slurring-over of the facts. Actually, Psychohistory predicts only probabilities. A particular event may be infinitesimally probable, but the probability is always greater than zero.”
— Apr 30, 2025 11:18PM
leah george
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“Feet, for tens of thousands of years, had clogged and shuffled in the mud—and held down the minds which, for an equal time, had been fit for the companionship of the stars.”
— Apr 29, 2025 11:19PM
