“The advance of knowledge deludes us into thinking we are different from other animals, but our history shows that we are not.” — John N. Gray History Copy Share Image
“Where affluence is the rule, the true threat is the loss of desire,(...) What is new is not that prosperity depends on… — John N. Gray Affluence Copy Share Image
“Homo rapiens is only one of very many species, and not obviously worth preserving. Later or sooner, it will become extinct. When… — John N. Gray Extinction Copy Share Image
“The scientific revolution was, in many ways, a by-product of mysticism and magic. In fact, once the tangled origins of modern science… — John N. Gray Mysticism Copy Share Image
“As commonly practiced, philosophy is the attempt to find good reasons for conventional beliefs.” — John N. Gray Conventional Copy Share Image
“In a competition for mates, a well developed capacity for self-deception is an advantage, The same is true in politics and other… — John N. Gray Deception Copy Share Image
