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“People say: 'Let the facts speak for themselves'; they forget that the speech of facts is real only if it is heard and understood.”

Facts Understanding

Book:A Guide for the Perplexed

Source: A Guide for the Perplexed

“An attitude to life which seeks fulfilment in the single-minded pursuit of wealth - in short, materialism - does not fit into this world, because it contains within itself no limiting principle, while the environment in which it is placed is strictly limited.”

Wealth Environment Materialism

Book:Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered

Source: Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered

“In the Fourth Field of Knowledge there is only observation of movement and other kinds of material change; meaning or purpose, intelligence or chance, freedom or necessity, as well as life, consciousness, and self-awareness cannot be sensually observed. Only 'signs' can be found and observed; the observer has to choose the grade of significance he is willing to attribute to them.”

Faith Solipsism

Book:A guide for the puzzled

Source: A guide for the puzzled

“It is therefore scientifically correct to say that 'natural selection has been proved to be an agent of evolutionary change' - we can, in fact, prove it by doing. But it is totally illegitimate to claim that the discovery of this mechanism - natural selection - proves that the cause of evolution 'was automatic with no room for divine guidance or design'.”

Evolution Natural Selection Divine Guidance Divine Design

Book:A Guide for the Perplexed

Source: A Guide for the Perplexed

“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.”

Inspirational Violence Genius Simplicity Complexity Elegance

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