Words of wisdom

Skybird · 07-17-17, 10:50 AM

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Plenty, I'd say.

Some favourite two- and three-liners from just the first two pages:

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"Here indeed is a major difference between people and ants: where we send our young men to war, ants send their old ladies. No moral lesson there, unless you are looking for a less expensive form of elder care."

"We have created a Star Wars civilization, with Stone Age emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology."

"Karl Marx was right, socialism works, it is just that he had the wrong species."

"Real scientists do not take vacations. They take field trips..."

"The love of complexity without reductionism makes art; the love of complexity with reductionism makes science."

"You teach me, I forget. You show me, I remember. You involve me, I understand."

"[E]very major religion today is a winner in the Darwinian struggle waged among cultures, and none ever flourished by tolerating its rivals."

GT182 · 07-17-17, 01:27 PM

Teach me how to fish and I can feed myself.

07-17-17, 10:50 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,638 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	^ Plenty, I'd say. Some favourite two- and three-liners from just the first two pages: --- "Here indeed is a major difference between people and ants: where we send our young men to war, ants send their old ladies. No moral lesson there, unless you are looking for a less expensive form of elder care." "We have created a Star Wars civilization, with Stone Age emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology." "Karl Marx was right, socialism works, it is just that he had the wrong species." "Real scientists do not take vacations. They take field trips..." "The love of complexity without reductionism makes art; the love of complexity with reductionism makes science." "You teach me, I forget. You show me, I remember. You involve me, I understand." "[E]very major religion today is a winner in the Darwinian struggle waged among cultures, and none ever flourished by tolerating its rivals." __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

07-17-17, 01:27 PM	#2
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	Teach me how to fish and I can feed myself. __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.