“The purpose of scientific method is to select a single truth from among many hypothetical truths. That, more than anything else, is what science is all about. But historically science has done exactly the opposite. Through multiplication upon multiplication of facts, information, theories and hypotheses, it is science itself that is leading mankind from single absolute truths to multiple indeterminate, relative ones.” DoneFactsPurposeMankindInformationTheoryOppositesAbsolutesMethodRelativeMultipleHypothesisSelectScientific MethodAbsolute TruthHypotheticalMultiplication Author:Robert M. Pirsig
“Acceptance is appreciation, and the high value of appreciation is such that to appreciate appreciation seems to be the fundamental prerequisite for survival. Mankind will not die for lack of information; it may perish for lack of appreciation.” MaySeemsValuesDiesMankindInformationAcceptanceSurvivalAppreciateFundamentalsAppreciationPrerequisites Author:Abraham Joshua Heschel
“We need to and must protect privacy. But I think that people will be willing and even eager to share medical information about themselves for the greater good of mankind.” PeopleThinkingNeedsGreaterShareMankindInformationWillingProtectMedicalPrivacyGreater Good Author:Patrick Soon-Shiong
“The greatest challenge facing mankind is the challenge of distinguishing reality from fantasy, truth from propaganda. Perceiving the truth has always been a challenge to mankind, but in the information age (or as I think of it, the disinformation age) it takes on a special urgency and importance.” ThinkingRealityAgeChallengesFantasySpecialMankindInformationImportancePropagandaUrgencyInformation Age Author:Michael Crichton