Everything that creates itself upon the backs of smaller scales will by those same scales be consumed.

You are more likely to believe that a statement is true if you have heard it before - whether or not it is actually true.

Reductionism is not the right viewpoint for everything, and it certainly won't explain the relationship between the brain and the mind. This is because of a feature known as emergence. When you put together large numbers of pieces and parts, the whole can become something greater than the sum.

Among all the creatures of creation, the gods favor us: We are the only ones who can empathize with their problems.

If you ever feel lazy or dull, take heart: you're the busiest, brightest thing on the planet.

To a space alien or a German Shepherd dog, two humans would be indistinguishable, just as attractive and unattractive space aliens and German Shepherd dogs are difficult for you to tell apart.

Think about the brain as the densest concentration of youness. It's the peak of the mountain, but not the whole mountain.