“All I'm arguing for really is that we should have a conversation where the best ideas really thrive, where there's no taboo against criticizing bad ideas, and where everyone who shows up, in order to get their ideas entertained, has to meet some obvious burdens of intellectual rigor and self-criticism and honesty-and when people fail to do that, we are free to stop listening to them. What religion has had up until this moment is a different set of rules that apply only to it, which is you have to respect my religious certainty even though I'm telling you I arrived at it irrationally.” PeopleShouldIdeasDifferentSelfMomentsShowsOrderReligiousFailingHonestyListeningConversationIntellectualCriticismShould HaveObviousBurdenArguingCertaintyThriveCriticizeTabooBad IdeasRigorSelf Criticism Author:Sam Harris
“If you were watching CNN, they were saying the NSA is listening to your phone calls. It's reading your emails. When you call your grandma in Arkansas, the NSA knows. All total bulls - t. They made the public more concerned about the privacy issue than the legitimate facts should have done.” IfsKnowsShouldMadeDoneFactsReadingIssuesListeningConcernedShould HavePhonesPrivacyEmailBullsGrandmaPhone CallsNsaCnnArkansas Author:Michael Morell
“Anyone who ever studied mankind by listening to them was self-deluded. The first thing they should have done was to answer the question, "Can they report to you correctly on their behavior?" And the answer is, "No, the poor bastards cannot."” ShouldFirstsSelfDoneAnswersPoorMankindListeningBehaviorShould HaveReportsDeluded Author:Bill Mollison
“No, it's not a very good story - its author was too busy listening to other voices to listen as closely as he should have to the one coming from inside.” ShouldWritingStoriesVoiceListeningShould HaveBusyVery GoodToo BusyGood StoryListening To Others Book:Different Seasons Source: Different Seasons