“When you want to organize knowledge. you will be careful to base the classification upon essential qualities. You will thus derive classes in which the members have the greatest amount of resemblance to one another and the greatest amount of difference from the members of other classes. But suppose that, instead of organizing knowledge, you set out to organize ignorance and prejudice. You will then do precisely the opposite.You will keep the classification vague and flexible, so that it can be made to include just whatever individuals you choose.” WantMadeIndividualDifferencesQualityClassIgnoranceAmountMembersEssentialsOppositesPrejudiceCarefulBe CarefulYou ChooseOrganizeVagueFlexibleResemblanceClassificationIgnorance And Prejudice Author:Barrows Dunham
“Christian scholars often say that Sufi theories are close to those of Christianity. Many Moslems maintain that they are essentially derived from Islam. The resemblance of many Sufi ideas to those of several religious and esoteric systems are sometimes taken as evidence of derivation. The Islamic interpretation is that religion is of one origin, differences being due to local or historical causes.” IdeasSometimesChristianCausesDifferencesReligiousChristianityTakenTheoryEvidenceHistoricalIslamDuesLocalsIslamicInterpretationScholarSufiResemblanceEsoteric Book:The Elephant in the Dark Source: The Elephant in the Dark
“Considering the very close genetic relationship that has been established by comparison of biochemical properties of blood proteins, protein structure and DNA, and immunological responses, the differences between a man and a chimpanzee are more astonishing than the resemblances.” MenHas BeensDifferencesBloodStructurePropertyResponseComparisonBiologyConsideringDnaAstonishingProteinResemblanceChimpanzees Author:Elaine Morgan
“Regarded anatomically, the resemblances between the foot of Man and the foot of the Gorilla are far more striking and important than the differences... be the differences between the hand and foot of Man and those of the Gorilla what they may the differences between those of the Gorilla and those of the lower Apes are much greater.” MenMayImportantHandsDifferencesGreaterFeetApesResemblanceGorillasHands And Feet Author:Thomas Huxley
“Resemblances are the shadows of differences. Different people see different similarities and similar differences.” PeopleDifferentDifferencesPerceptionShadowDifferent PeoplesSimilarityResemblance Book:Pale fire Source: Pale fire