It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
The dumbing down of America is evident in the slow decay of substantive content, a kind of celebration of ignorance.
Every star may be a sun to someone.
We live on a hunk of rock and metal that circles a humdrum star that is one of 400 billion other stars that make up the Milky Way Galaxy which is one of billions of other galaxies which make up a universe which may be one of a very large number, perhaps an infinite number, of other universes. That is a perspective on human life and our culture that is well worth pondering.
Where we have strong emotions, we're liable to fool ourselves.
Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
We are the only species on the planet, so far as we know, to have invented a communal memory stored neither in our genes nor in our brains. The warehouse of this memory is called the library
Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence
Our passion for learning ... is our tool for survival.
You have to know the past to understand the present.
Better the hard truth, I say, than the comforting fantasy.
Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
Who are we, if not measured by our impact on others?
The fact is that far more crime and child abuse has been committed by zealots in the name of God, Jesus and Mohammed than has ever been committed in the name of Satan. Many people don’t like that statement, but few can argue with it.
The words "question" and "quest" are cognates. Only through inquiry can we discover truth.
Finding the occasional straw of truth awash in a great ocean of confusion and bamboozle requires intelligence, vigilance, dedication, and courage. But if we don't practice these tough habits of thought, we cannot hope to solve the truly serious problems that face us --- and we risk becoming a nation of suckers, up for grabs by the next charlatan who comes along.
Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another.
If I finish a book a week, I will read only a few thousand books in my lifetime, about a tenth of a percent of the contents of the greatest libraries of our time. The trick is to know which books to read.
Wisdom lies in understanding our limitations.
If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.
One of the great commandments of science is: 'Mistrust arguments from authority.'
If God is omnipotent and omniscient, why didn't he start the universe out in the first place so it would come out the way he wants? Why's he constantly repairing and complaining? No, there's one thing the Bible makes clear: The biblical God is a sloppy manufacturer. He's not good at design, he's not good at execution. He'd be out of business, if there was any competition.
we make our world significant by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers
Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgement, the manner in which information is coordinated and used.
To live in the hearts of others is to never die in those we leave behind.
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