“Then there is the cosmologist, who views himself as nothing but a manipulation of atoms; his mind configured out of randomness into… — Dan Garfat-Pratt Copy Share Image
“We may take it that the world is undoubtedly itself [i.e., is indistinct from itself], but, in any attempt to see itself,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“When it comes to our embedded beliefs, our relative intolerance to ambiguous and contrary information leads us in many instances to ignore… — Brian Goedken Copy Share Image
“Following our dreams and giving authority to the imaginal being within us to steward our lives may be just the action required… — Amy McTear Copy Share Image
“Recognize that the very molecules that make up your body, the atoms that construct the molecules, are traceable to the crucibles that… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
The thing about Buddhism is that it stresses attainment of something ineffable, that is where it differs from other religions in that… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
When all thermonuclear sources of energy are exhausted a sufficiently heavy star will collapse. Unless fission due to rotation, the radiation of… — J. Robert Oppenheimer Copy Share Image
“Indeed, we humans bear witness to the process of evolution in the very composition of our bodies. The calcium that gives solidity… — Steven J. Dick Copy Share Image
I read a lot of science books - I love cosmology, quantum theory, particle physics. So my idea of a great read… — Augusten Burroughs Copy Share Image
Cosmologies are made up of small snippets of physical reality that have been remodeled by society into vast cosmic deceptions. — Jeremy Rifkin Copy Share Image
“A strange mixture of disbelief and complete trust washed over me. On the one hand, I had no way to explain what… — Larry Gottlieb Copy Share Image
How is it that hardly any major religion has looked at science and concluded, “This is better than we thought! The Universe… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
I was very uneasy about going into cosmology because the experimental observations were so modest. — Jim Peebles Copy Share Image
From my own personal encounters and studies with both Tantric and Zen Buddhist monks, I have found them to be humorous, warm,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“We want union with something, even if the opposite seems true. Bring two atomic nuclei together and their positive electrostatic forces will… — Sean J. Halford Copy Share Image
The scorn which I had reason to fear on account of the novelty and unconventionality of my opinion almost induced me to… — Nicolaus Copernicus Copy Share Image
“To challenge the verity of one’s own beliefs is to be courageous. To separate the truth from falsity is to be wise.… — Brian Goedken Copy Share Image
“It is possible that these millions of suns, along with thousands of millions more we cannot see, make up altogether but a… — Anatole France Copy Share Image
Buddhism is yoga. Yoga started, who knows when? A long time ago, when the first person found that they could still their… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The essential premise of Buddhism is that there is enlightenment, there is nirvana. Beyond this world, beyond all worlds, there's something radiant,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“How can we consider ourselves to be rational and proclaim that God is ineffable—beyond our frail human abilities to comprehend him—and in… — Brian Goedken Copy Share Image
In the cosmology that's behind psychology, there is no reason for anyone to be here or do anything. — James Hillman Copy Share Image
“Machine Man faithfully believes that conscious intelligent life came by chance from unconscious, dumb and dead matter that nobody suddenly made out… — Arne Klingenberg Copy Share Image
I'm not an historian but I'll venture an opinion: Modern cosmology really began with Darwin and Wallace. Unlike anyone before them, they… — Leonard Susskind Copy Share Image