I think there is a danger with young people of being dependent in the sense that they don't acquire any identity or self-image of themselves as thinkers.

Possibilities play a much bigger role in thinking than most people believe. Without possibilities you cannot make progress.

Complexity means distracted effort. Simplicity means focused effort.

What the joke displays is a switch in perception. This is important in changing the way we think.

The need to be right all the time is the biggest bar to new ideas.

It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it is a more significant process of mind than reason. Reason can only sort out perceptions, but the humor process is involved in changing them.

A discussion should be a genuine attempt to explore a subject rather than a battle between competing egos.