Scientist Quotes

Sharing is sometimes more demanding than giving.
The capacity to combine commitment with skepticism is essential to democracy.
The family is changing, not disappearing. We have to broaden our understanding of it, look for the new metaphors.
The timing of death, like the ending of a story, gives a changed meaning to what preceded it.
There are few things as toxic as a bad metaphor. You can't think without metaphors.
An escalating, violent tit-for-tat may lead to terrorism.
Any great organization can go through sectarian phases.
Behind a leader there must be followers, but they should always be on the lookout for the main chance and ready to change sides if the current leader doesn't deliver.
Enclave life becomes very tense, Even when they do elect a leader, the factions remain, with the threat of splitting off.
Every year the progress of advanced capitalist society makes our population consist of more and more isolates. This is because of the infrastructure of the economy, especially electronic communications.
Hierarchy is is much reviled in the present day.
Hierarchy works well in a stable environment.
I am convinced that living in an enclave shapes the personality, and living alone shapes the personality too.
I am sure it must be true that people opt out of the mainstream society because they feel that there are going to be no rewards for them, if they stay.
I have increasingly, over the years, felt that religion today does our civilization more harm than good.
If people want to compete for leadership of a religious group, they can compete in piety. A chilling thought. Or funny.
If you want to change the culture, you will have to start by changing the organization.
Inequality can have a bad downside, but equality, for its part, sure does get in the way of coordination.
Inside a religious body you get sects and hierarchies, inside an information network you get bazaars and cathedrals, it is the same, call them what you like. They survive by pointing the finger of blame at each other.
Islam is in principle egalitarian, and has always had problems with power.
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