“There are certainly beliefs in traditional Buddhism that conflict with basic principles of scientific understanding, .. We can't make sense of those beliefs in any kind of scientific framework.” KindBeliefUnderstandingPrinciplesBuddhismConflictTraditionalMake SenseFrameworkBasic Principles Author:Richard Davidson
“The conception that government should be guided by majority opinion makes sense only if that opinion is independent of government. The ideal of democracy rests on the belief that the view which will direct government emerges from an independent and spontaneous process. It requires, therefore, the existence of a large sphere independent of majority control in which the opinions of the individuals are formed.” IfsShouldGovernmentIndividualBeliefProcessViewsExistenceOpinionDemocracyIdealsDirectIndependentMajorityMake SenseConceptionSpheresSpontaneousMajority Opinion Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“Science, like art, religion, political theory, or psychoanalysis - is work that holds out the promise of philosophic understanding, excites in us the belief that we can 'make sense of it all.” ArtSciencePoliticalBeliefUnderstandingTheoryPromiseMake SensePsychoanalysisPhilosophicPolitical Theory Book:Women in Science: Then and Now Source: Women in Science: Then and Now
“Hope is not a feeling. It is not the belief that things will turn out well, but the conviction that what you are doing makes sense, no matter how things turn out.” WellsMatterFeelingsTurnsBeliefConvictionMake Sense Author:Vaclav Havel