Quote by Michael Crichton

A wonderful area for speculative academic work is the unknowable. These days religious subjects are in disfavor, but there are still plenty of good topics. The nature of consciousness, the workings of the brain, the origin of aggression, the origin of language, the origin of life on earth, SETI and life on other worlds...this is all great stuff. Wonderful stuff. You can argue it interminably. But it can't be contradicted, because nobody knows the answer to any of these topics.

A wonderful area for speculative academic work is the unknow

Summary

This quote highlights the intriguing realm of speculative academic work, specifically focusing on topics that are considered to be unknowable. While religious subjects may have fallen out of favor, there remain numerous engaging areas to explore. From understanding consciousness and unraveling the mysteries of the brain, to exploring the origins of aggression, language, and life on Earth as well as the possibility of extraterrestrial life through the SETI program, these subjects offer limitless scope for intellectual debate. The beauty lies in the fact that no definitive answers currently exist, making them ripe for endless discussion as they cannot be contradicted.

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Knowledge Evolution Ignorance Consciousness Brain Conjecture Guessing Abiogenesis Darwinism Extraterrestrial Life Human Behavior

By Michael Crichton

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