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We simply do not understand our place in the universe and have not the courage to admit it
We simply do not understand our place in the universe and have not the courage to admit it
Wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair and all the terrible things that happen to us, come because read more
Wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair and all the terrible things that happen to us, come because actually deserve them? So now I take comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the Universe
The universe is made of stories, not atoms.
The universe is made of stories, not atoms.
The question is not so much whether there is life on Mars as whether it will continue to be possible read more
The question is not so much whether there is life on Mars as whether it will continue to be possible to live on Earth
There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, read more
There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle.
My theology, briefly, is that the universe was dictated but not signed.
My theology, briefly, is that the universe was dictated but not signed.
I have never grown out of the infantile belief that the universe was made for me to suck.
I have never grown out of the infantile belief that the universe was made for me to suck.
Maybe this world is another planet's hell.
Maybe this world is another planet's hell.
A human being is a part of the whole, called by us Universe, a part limited in time and space. read more
A human being is a part of the whole, called by us Universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest--a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole nature in its beauty.
