“We do not realize how deeply our starting assumptions affect the way we go about looking for and interpreting the data we collect. We should recognize that nonhuman organisms need not meet every new definition of human language, tool use, mind, or consciousness in order to have versions of their own that are worthy of serious study. We have set ourselves too much apart, grasping for definitions that will distinguish man from all other life on the planet. We must rejoin the great stream of life from whence we arose and strive to see within it the seeds of all we are and all we may become.” MenWayNeedsShouldMindHumansMayUseOrderLanguageRealizingConsciousnessStudyToo MuchPlanetsSeriousToolsStriveStartingDefinitionsWorthySeedsVersionsDataStreamsAssumptionOrganismsGraspingInterpretingHuman Language Book:Kanzi: The Ape at the Brink of the Human Mind Source: Kanzi: The Ape at the Brink of the Human Mind
“People have to take seriously the threat coming from asteroids and what it represents. As Chelyabinsk reminded us, we have to take asteroids as a serious scientific concern, as well as a concern for protection of mankind and survival of the planet. This is not some kook policy. It's the protection of the interests of every single individual life on this planet.” PeopleWellsIndividualInterestMankindPolicyPlanetsSeriousSurvivalConcernThreatProtectionAsteroidsIndividual Life Author:Kesha Rogers
“Astrology is the sheerest hokum. This pseudoscience has been around since the day of the Chaldeans and Babylonians. It is as phony as numerology, phrenology, palmistry, alchemy, the reading of tea leaves, and the practice of divination by the entrails of a goat. No serious person will buy the notion that our lives are influenced individually by the movement of distant planets. This is the sawdust blarney of the carnival midway.” PersonsHas BeensReadingPracticeOur LivesMovementPlanetsSeriousNotionTeaAstrologyAlchemyGoatsPhonyPseudoscienceCarnivalsMidwaySawdustNumerologySerious PersonPhrenologyTea LeavesPalmistryBlarney Author:James J. Kilpatrick
“Always praise your kid even if he/she is unresponsive to learning. By insulting them and putting them down, you will only push them away and make them feel inadequate around other kids. Have faith that your child's brain is an evolving planet that rotates at its own speed. It will naturally be attracted to or repel certain subjects. Be patient. Just as there are ugly ducklings that turn into swans, there are rebellious kids that turn into serious innovators and hardcore intellectuals.” IfsFeelsChildrenKidsCertainTurnsBrainSubjectsPlanetsSeriousPraisePatientUglySpeedEvolveYour ChildrenHave FaithBe PatientRebelliousInadequateInsultingInnovatorsSwansHardcoreDucklingsUnresponsiveUgly Duckling Author:Suzy Kassem
“A couple degrees warmer would be good for humanity and planet, especially with more plant-fertilizing carbon dioxide in the air. [...] But a couple degrees colder would bring serious adverse consequences for habitats, wildlife, agriculture and humanity."” Would BeHumanityAirPlanetsSeriousCoupleDegreesConsequencePlantBe GoodAgricultureCarbonWildlifeAdverseHabitatCarbon Dioxide Author:Paul Driessen
“When you understand that what most people really, really want is simply to feel good about themselves, and when you realize that with just a few well-chosen words you can help virtually anyone on the planet instantly achieve this, you begin to realize just how simple life is, how powerful you are, and that love is the key.” PeopleWantFeelsWellsHelpingLife IsRealizingSimpleLove IsPowerfulAchievePlanetsSeriousKeysChosenFeel GoodSimple Life Author:Mike Dooley