"The study of thinking machines teaches us more about the brain than we can learn by introspective methods. Western man is externalizing himself in the form of gadgets."

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"The study of thinking machines teaches us more about the brain than we can learn by introspective methods. Western man is externalizing himself in the form of gadgets."

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"Specialized meaninglessness has come to be regarded, in certain circles, as a kind of hallmark of true science."

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"Things remain paranormal, as long as we scientists don't reveal the underlying physical processes."

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"If you try and take a cat apart to see how it works, the first thing you have on your hands is a non-working cat."

Douglas Adams, English Writer

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"The disruption of science is one which abandons the method and seeks to conquer grounds outside its territory. It is not at all religion but this pseudo-science that is the enemy of science."

Criss Jami, American Philosopher

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"You can't understand depth of science, unless you challenge the published scientific data."

Amit Ray, Indian Author

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"The important concept of the solar wind is that Space is not empty. It is an energy and particle filled environment that interacts with whatever is in it! Astronomers call this 'Dark Energy'."

Steven Magee, British Author

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"You can put the human mind and body into strange states through the use of alien environments."

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"The vitamin, mineral, metal and oil content of the human body drastically alters its reactivity to radiation exposures."

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"Perhaps a physicist would know at once why this whole idea was absurd. But then, perhaps a physicist would be so locked into the consensus of his scientific community that it would be harder for him to accept an idea that transformed the meaning of everything he knew. Even if it were true."

Orson Scott Card, American Writer

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"Mathematics possesses not only truth but supreme beauty - a beauty cold and austere like that of a sculpture."

Bertrand Russell, British Philosopher

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"Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact."

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"Happiness is a byproduct of function, purpose, and conflict; those who seek happiness for itself seek victory without war."

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"Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape."

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"Nothing is true, everything is permitted."

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"There couldn't be a society of people who didn't dream. They'd be dead in two weeks."

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"A cat's rage is beautiful, burning with pure cat flame, all its hair standing up and crackling blue sparks, eyes blazing and sputtering."

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"How I hate those who are dedicated to producing conformity."

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