Which came first, the mind or the idea of the mind? Have you never wondered? They arrived together. The mind is an idea.

The mind is not a machine, it is an idea. And the Idea resists all attempts to control it.

Unable to attribute misfortune to chance, unable to accept their ultimate insignificance within the greater scheme, the people looked for monsters in their midst.

In this environment it was a simple matter for The Republic to maintain its structure. People did as they were told because they were working together, focused on a common threat, a shared enemy. But time passes. Fear becomes a memory. Terror becomes routine; it loses its grip.

Which came first, the mind or the idea of the mind? Have you never wondered? They arrived together. The mind is an idea.

Many scholars have complained of our tendency to see history only in conflicts, but I am not convinced they are right. It is in conflict that our values are exposed.

Superstition is the need to view the world in terms of simple cause and effect.