“There's a dangerous bottom-lining, and super-summarizing that happens in a lot of our press and our media, and sort of our politicians' talking points, that's dangerously simple. I don't know a better way to say it. And there's usually a lot more complicated facts going on than what is quoted and quotable.” KnowsWayFactsHappensSimpleTalkingMediaDangerousPoliticianPressesBottomComplicatedBetter WaysSummarizing Author:Seth Gordon
“The biggest problem is our lack of "response-ability." That’s what happens when money rather than love is the bottom line. People act like idiots.” PeopleProblemHappensLinesAbilityLove IsResponseBottomIdiotBottom Line Author:Marianne Williamson
“The traditional view of purpose says it comes from on high, from God, from the Creator. Darwin's idea of natural selection makes people uncomfortable because it reverses the direction of tradition. Whereas people used to think of meaning coming from on high and being ordained from the top down, now we have Darwin saying, "No, all of this design can happen, all of this purpose can emerge from the bottom up without any direction at all."” PeopleThinkingIdeasHappensUsedPurposeNaturalViewsDesignTraditionBottomCreatorTraditionalUncomfortableReverseSelectionSaying NoNatural SelectionThink Of MeTop Down Author:Daniel Dennett