The past history of human belief is a cautionary tale. We have killed thousands of our fellow human beings because we believed they had signed a contract with the devil, and had become witches. We still kill more than a thousand people each year for witchcraft. In my view, there is only one hope for humankind to emerge from what Carl Sagan called "the demon-haunted world" of our past. That hope is science.
Michael CrichtonAt forty, I was too old to work as a programmer myself anymore; writing code is a young personโs job.
Michael CrichtonWe are one of only three species on our planet that can claim to be self-aware, yet self-delusion may be a more significant characteristic of our kind.
Michael CrichtonThe doctor is not a miracle worker who can magically save us but, rather, an expert adviser who can assist us in our own recovery.
Michael CrichtonNobody smart knows what they want to do until they get into their twenties or thirties.
Michael CrichtonFinally, I would remind you to notice where the claim of consensus is invoked. Consensus is invoked only in situations where the science is not solid enough. Nobody says the consensus of scientists agrees that E=mc2. Nobody says the consensus is that the sun is 93 million miles away. It would never occur to anyone to speak that way.
Michael Crichton