“Now, if the cooperation of some thousands of millions of cells in our brain can produce our consciousness, a true singularity, the idea becomes vastly more plausible that the cooperation of humanity, or some sections of it, may determine what Comte calls a Great Being.” IfsMayIdeasHumanityBrainConsciousnessMillionsProduceDetermineCellsCooperationSectionsPlausibleSingularity Author:John B. S. Haldane
“It was a reaction from the old idea of "protoplasm", a name which was a mere repository of ignorance.” IdeasScienceNamesIgnoranceMereReactionsIgnorantNomenclatureOld Ideas Author:John B. S. Haldane
“The idea of protoplasm, which was really a name for our ignorance, [is] only a little less misleading than the expression "Vital force".” LittlesIdeasNamesForceIgnoranceExpressionIgnorantMislead Author:John B. S. Haldane
“So many new ideas are at first strange and horrible though ultimately valuable that a very heavy responsibility rests upon those who would prevent their dissemination.” FirstsIdeasResponsibilityStrangeHeavyValuableHorribleNew IdeasDissemination Author:John B. S. Haldane
