Most areas of intellectual life have discovered the virtues of speculation, and have embraced them wildly. In academia, speculation is usually dignified as theory.

All human behavior has a reason. All behavior is solving a problem.

We all live every day in virtual environments, defined by our ideas.

One may even suspect that there is more to reality than measurements will ever reveal.

The American media produce a product of very poor quality. Its information is not reliable, it has too much chrome and glitz, its doors rattle, it breaks down almost immediately, and it's sold without warranty. It's flashy, but it's basically junk.

Expectation works in mysterious ways---and totally unconsciously.

Science is as corruptible a human activity as any other.