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“Mathematics is the source of a wicked intellect that, while making man the lord of the earth, also makes him the slave of the machine.”

Men Earth Lord Source Machines Mathematics Slave Intellect Wicked

Book:the Man Without Qualities

Source: the Man Without Qualities

“A knowledge of the true age of the Earth and of the fossil record makes it impossible for any balanced intellect to believe in the literal truth of every part of the Bible in the way that fundamentalists do.”

Way Believe Age Earth Records Impossible Intellect Balanced Fossils Literal

Author:Francis Crick

“They had rejected the soul-body dichotomy, with its two corollaries: the impotence of man's mind and the damnation of this earth; they had rejected the doctrine of suffering as man's metaphysical fate, they proclaimed man's right to the pursuit of happiness and were determined to establish on earth the conditions required for man's proper existence, by the "unaided" power of their intellect.”

Men Mind Two Soul Body Earth Suffering Existence Fate Atheism Conditions Intellect Determined Pursuit Doctrine Rejected Metaphysical Pursuit Of Happiness Damnation Impotence Dichotomy

Author:Ayn Rand

“In The Moon, Come to Earth Philip Graham takes us on the best kind of journey, as he simultaneously reveals the fascinating city of Lisbon--its neighborhoods, its writers, its customs, its cuisine--and offers an intimate portrait of his beloved family. With his far-reaching intellect Graham is the ideal travelling companion, and The Moon, Come to Earth is a beautiful and surprising book.”

“So precious a talent as intellect never was given to be wrapt in a napkin and buried in the earth.”

Earth Given Talent Intellect Buried Napkins

Book:On Slavery and Abolitionism: Essays and Letters

Source: On Slavery and Abolitionism: Essays and Letters

“There is no pride on earth like the pride of intellect and science.”

Earth Pride Intellect

Author:Roswell Dwight Hitchcock

“Not in vain is Ireland pouring itself all over the earth. The Irish, with their glowing hearts and reverent credulity, are needed in this cold age of intellect and skepticism.”

Heart Age Earth Cold Needed Intellect Old Age Vain Ireland Skepticism Glowing Pouring Credulity

Author:Lydia M. Child

“Even if nothing worse than wasted mental effort could be laid to the charge of theology, that alone ought to be sufficient to banish it from the earth ... What a vast amount of labour and learning has been expended, as uselessly as emptying shallow puddles into sieves! How much intellect has been employed mousing after texts, to sustain preconceived doctrines!”

Ifs Has Beens Earth Effort Ought Amount Intellect Theology Doctrine Sufficient Labour Shallow Employed Puddles

Author:Lydia M. Child