“The new technologies that we see coming will have major benefits that will greatly alleviate human suffering.” HumansSufferingTechnologyBenefitsMajorsNew TechnologyAlleviateHuman Suffering Author:Ralph Merkle
“[The church] is in its major part an opponent still of progress and improvement in all the ways that diminish suffering in the world, because it has chosen to label as morality a certain narrow set of rules of conduct which have nothing to do with human happiness; and when you say that this or that ought to be done because it would make for human happiness, they think that has nothing to do with the matter at all. "What has human happiness to do with morals? The object of morals is not to make people happy.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayHumansStillsMatterDoneCertainSufferingChurchMoralProgressObjectsOughtMoralityMajorsImprovementChosenLabelsOpponentsDiminishMaking People HappyHuman Happiness Book:Why I Am Not a Christian Source: Why I Am Not a Christian
“Particle physics suffers more from being infected by the socio-political mood of the day than from lack of spectacular opportunities for major and profound discoveries.” PoliticalSufferingOpportunityMajorsDiscoveryProfoundPhysicsMoodParticlesSpectacularParticle Physics Author:Leon M. Lederman
“Poverty - the greatest cause of human suffering on the planet - is itself exacerbated by conflict, competition for resources, injustice, even the global downturn and climate change. Diseases like AIDS, TB and malaria cannot be tackled without adequate resources. So you see everything is connected. In order to address any major cause of human suffering, we have to work together across many fronts.” HumansTogetherSufferingOrderCausesPovertyFrontsPlanetsConflictDiseaseMajorsResourcesCompetitionClimateClimate ChangeInjusticeConnectedAidsAddressesWorking TogetherAdequateHuman SufferingMalariaDownturnEconomic Downturn Author:Desmond Tutu
“There are many ways that we grow, but there are two major ways: We shed what no longer works, or we're broken open. If we're unwilling to shed, then we will be broken open. Through shedding, we are worn down, just as nature is eroded to its beauty. I think that through suffering, human beings are eroded to our beauty.” IfsThinkingWayHumansTwoSufferingGrowsHuman BeingsBrokenMajorsShedWornUnwilling Author:Mark Nepo
“I realize that artists can become fatigued from touring the world over, but if it's your first major tour, you've got to buckle down and do it, said Sami Jarroush, a music blogger for Consequence of Sound. Short of suffering from an actual medical emergency, saying you're going to stop performing so you can take a vacation isn't exactly going to make you look good in the eyes of however many fans you have left.” IfsWorldFirstsLooksSaidEyeArtistSufferingLeftSoundRealizingMusicFansMajorsConsequenceDown AndMedicalPerformingVacationEmergenciesTouringBloggersBuckles Author:Iggy Azalea
“I do believe that one of the major ways that we're out of alignment with our souls is in our disconnect from nature. I feel that we have kind of lost our natural way of being connected to the planet. We need to be rooted on the planet. We experience ourselves as kind of isolated from that, and I actually think that's a great cause of the suffering that many of us are experiencing, whether consciously or unconsciously.” ThinkingWayNeedsFeelsBelieveKindSoulSufferingLostCausesNaturalPlanetsMajorsConnectedIsolatedRootedAlignment Author:Shakti Gawain
“The American obliviousness towards the suffering of Palestinians refugees plays a major part in radicalizing people. And we are fanning the flames of puritanism.” PeoplePlaySufferingMajorsFlamesPalestinianRefugeePuritanism Author:Khaled Abou El Fadl
“Like riding a bike for the first time, sometimes you just have to go for it. If you keep looking forwards and maintain your momentum, it will probably go well. But if you start to doubt yourself and look back, you are more likely to suffer a major wobble followed by a crash.” IfsFirstsWellsLooksSometimesSufferingDoubtMajorsFirst TimeRidingCrashBikeLooking ForwardMomentumYour Mom Author:Roz Savage