Mind and intelligence are woven into the fabric of our universe in a way that altogether surpasses our understanding.
Freeman DysonScientifically speaking, a butterfly is at least as mysterious as a superstring. When something ceases to be mysterious it ceases to be of absorbing interest to scientists. Almost all things scientists think and dream about are mysterious.
Freeman DysonWe won't really understand the brain until we can make models of it which are analog rather than digital, which nobody seems to be trying very much.
Freeman DysonTrouble arises when either science or religion claims universal jurisdiction, when either religious dogma or scientific dogma claims to be infallible. Religious creationists and scientific materialists are equally dogmatic and insensitive. By their arrogance they bring both science and religion into disrepute.
Freeman Dyson