“We ought to, as human beings, have the courage to seek a collective “truth” that benefits our species the most, and to accept that all of our doctrines and beliefs may just be incomplete. That we don’t know it all and that perhaps we never will. That others like us may have something to teach us, and we may have something to contribute to their communities. That communities, types of people, are divisions we’ve created for ourselves. That for all of what we know, the knowledge and wisdom that we have gathered in the few millennia may be a small fraction of what is there to be discovered, understood and applied.” PeopleWisdomTruthUnderstandingCommunityKnowledgeTeachCourageKnowingAcceptanceHumanDiscoverySpeciesLearnKnowDiscoverAcceptCompleteBenefitCollectiveContributeCommunitiesApplyBeings Book:The Things We Don't Know Source: The Things We Don't Know
“We, of all the beings that we know of, can think. We can eat, write, build, save. We can predict, estimate, and count. We can preserve food for lifetimes, and in times of crisis, we can find ways to ensure our survival. With each passing generation, our sphere of control of our existence is larger. What if the earth is hit by an asteroid or there is no way to stop global warming? We look to colonize other planets. The fate of our species, in a few years, will not be tied to the fate of the earth. Our home planet must be cared for ... but as we go interplanetary and then interstellar, our control on our lives and the evolution of our species grows. As far as we know, we are the only species that has a say in the development of its future.” LifeCareEarthExistencePlanetsEvolutionFutureSurvivalHumanCrisisLifetimeSpeciesGlobal WarmingControlLiveThinkWriteSurviveSavePlanetBuildEatExistInterstellarCountPreserveBeingsPredictEstimate Book:The Things We Don't Know Source: The Things We Don't Know