Comments on: Fun Quotes for MoF

By: More Fun Quotes for MoF | Mind on Fire

More Fun Quotes for MoF | Mind on Fire — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:22:13 +0000

[...] been collecting emails since the success of the last Fun Quotes post. Without further ado: A myth is a religion in which no one any longer [...]

By: Winter (2007-08) Quotes Roundup « darwinian remiix

Winter (2007-08) Quotes Roundup « darwinian remiix — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:34:12 +0000

[...] Annie Dillard, author (b. 1945): I learn that ten percent of all the world’s species are parasitic insects. It is hard to believe. What if you were an inventor, and you made ten percent of your inventions in such a way that they could only work by harnessing, disfiguring or totally destroying the other ninety percent? via [...]

By: xJane

xJane — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:00:47 +0000

Another:

Faith which does not doubt is dead faith.
-Miguel de Unamuno, philosopher and writer (1864-1936)

By: Rich

Rich — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:08:31 +0000

Just came across this gem:

“Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage reason, than that of blind-folded fear.” -Thomas Jefferson

By: John

John — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 05:22:17 +0000

Rich, I’m not sure if xJane idolizes Sagan as much as I do, but thank you for this beautiful quote. I wrote this post before reading your comment. We are eerily in sync.

By: Rich

Rich — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 02:17:30 +0000

I can’t remember if I’ve shared the following quote with you before, but since you’re a Sagan fan, I can’t help myself (I love it):

“In its encounter with Nature, science invariably elicits a sense of reverence and awe. The very act of understanding is a celebration of joining, merging, even if on a very modest scale, with the magnificence of the Cosmos… Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality. When we recognize our place in an immensity of light-years and in the passage of ages, when we grasp the intricacy, beauty, and subtlety of life, then that soaring feeling, that sense of elation and humility combined, is surely spiritual. The notion that science and spirituality are somehow mutually exclusive does a disservice to both.”
-Carl Sagan