“Man lives, not directly or nakedly in nature like the animals, but within a mythological universe, a body of assumptions and beliefs developed from his existential concerns.” MenBodyUniverseBeliefAnimalConcernAssumptionExistential Book:The Northrop Frye Quote Book Source: The Northrop Frye Quote Book
“Doesn't the theory of relativity concern literature too? In our world there is no longer any room for the privileged observer, as there is none for the observer of the universe - we are all within.” WorldUniverseLiteratureRoomsTheoryConcernOur WorldPrivilegedObserversRelativityTheories Of Relativity Author:Nina Berberova
“The idea that excites me the most concerns the two greatest puzzles in science: the origin of the universe, and the origin of consciousness. The origin of the universe is what I do for a living, working on string theory. But I am also fascinated by consciousness.” TwoIdeasUniverseConsciousnessTheoryConcernStringsFascinatedPuzzlesString Theory Author:Michio Kaku
“It is rather more noble to help people purely out of concern for their suffering than it is to help them because you think the Creator of the Universe wants you to do it, or will reward you for doing it, or will punish you for not doing it. The problem with this linkage between religion and morality is that it gives people bad reasons to help other human beings when good reasons are available.” PeopleThinkingWantGivingHumansReasonHelpingProblemSufferingUniverseHuman BeingsMoralityConcernRewardsCreatorAvailableNobleHelping OthersLinkages Author:Sam Harris