"In an effort to civilize combat sports, authorities……" — Jonathan Gottschall
"In an effort to civilize combat sports, authorities mandated padded gloves and instantly made the sports far more savage. Granted, putting gloves on the hands seems like a nice thing to do. If you were being punched in the brain by a powerful man, wouldn't you rather he strap a pillow around his fist? But the glove doesn't do anything to diminish your brain damage."
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Jonathan Gottschall
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31 Quotes by Jonathan Gottschall
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A discovery must be, by definition, at variance with existing knowledge. During my lifetime, I made two. Both were rejected…
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We too often bind ourselves by authorities rather than by the truth.
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