We call mad the man with one fixed idea, and sane the man with none.
Nov 132015
Thinking
Operations of thought are like cavalry charges in a battle — they are strictly limited in number, require fresh horses, and must only be made at decisive moments.
—Whitehead
Oct 262015
Man begins by treating objects as agents; then he grows scientific, and treats agents as objects.
Oct 212015
All statistical arguments are in bad faith.
Oct 162015
To discover the most appalling ignorance of science one need only canvass its most vociferous defenders.
Oct 082015
Free thinking, and worth every penny.
Sep 242015
Humans think as women preach — not well, but one is surprised to find it done at all.
Sep 162015
Sometimes we imagine things into existence, more often out of it.
Sep 092015
The force of an analogy lies in the similarity; the point lies in the difference.
Aug 192015
To follow your heart is exactly what people who are skilled at manipulating your emotions want you to do.
Aug 032015
We rarely absorb ideas; they settle on us, like dust or ash.