Daily FortunesFeb 16, 2013
Men ought to know that from the brain and from the brain only...
Men ought to know that from the brain and from the brain only arise our
pleasures, joys, laughter, and jests as well as our sorrows, pains, griefs
and tears. ... It is the same thing which makes us mad or delirious, inspires
us with dread and fear, whether by night or...
Modern psychology takes completely for granted that behavior...
Modern psychology takes completely for granted that behavior and neural function
are perfectly correlated, that one is completely caused by the other. There is
no separate soul or lifeforce to stick a finger into the brain now and then and
make neural cells do what they...
Prevalent beliefs that knowledge can be tapped from previous...
Prevalent beliefs that knowledge can be tapped from previous incarnations or
from a "universal mind" (the repository of all past wisdom and creativity)
not only are implausible but also unfairly demean the stunning achievements
of individual human brains.
- Barry...
... Fortunately, the responsibility for providing evidence...
... Fortunately, the responsibility for providing evidence is on the part of
the person making the claim, not the critic. It is not the responsibility
of UFO skeptics to prove that a UFO has never existed, nor is it the
responsibility of paranormal-health-claims skeptics...
"Ada is the work of an architect, not a computer...
"Ada is the work of an architect, not a computer scientist."
- Jean Icbiah, inventor of Ada, weenie
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Daily Fortunes for Feb 16, 2013
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