An inert historical fact is any fact about a perfectly ordinary arrangement of matter in the world at some point in the… — Daniel Dennett Copy Share Image
[M]ost of our daily news is inert, consisting of information that gives us something to talk about but cannot lead to any… — Neil Postman Copy Share Image
Above all things we must be aware of what I will call 'inert ideas' - that is to say, ideas that are… — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
“Almost all heroism is designed to make you inert by placing it in a context that you can't possibly act on.” — Stefan Molyneux Copy Share Image