What is needed to break the vicious spiral is a world-wide change in attitudes, values, and social policy. As Einstein put it, "We need a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive."
Roger Wolcott SperryFuturists and common sense concur that a substantial change, worldwide, in life style and moral guidelines will soon become an absolute necessity.
Roger Wolcott SperryThe centermost processes of the brain with which consciousness is presumably associated are simply not understood. They are so far beyond our comprehension that no one I know of has been able to imagine their nature.
Roger Wolcott SperryWhat it comes down to is that modern society discriminates against the right hemisphere.
Roger Wolcott SperryThe main theme to emerge... is that there appear to be two modes of thinking, verbal and nonverbal, represented rather separately in left and right hemispheres respectively and that our education system, as well as science in general, tends to neglect the nonverbal form of intellect. What it comes down to is that modern society discriminates against the right hemisphere.
Roger Wolcott Sperry