Quote by Henry David Thoreau

In our science and philosophy, even, there is commonly no true and absolute account of things. The spirit of sect and bigotry has planted its hoof amid the stars. You have only to discuss the problem, whether the stars are inhabited or not, in order to discover it.

In our science and philosophy, even, there is commonly no tr

Summary

This quote suggests that biases and narrow-mindedness have infiltrated both science and philosophy. It critiques the tendency to hold onto fixed beliefs and prejudices, even in areas concerned with finding objective truths. By highlighting the notion of discussing the existence of life on other planets, the quote alludes to how even seemingly harmless topics can be influenced by people's predetermined opinions and cause divisions. Thus, it urges individuals to be aware of their biases and strive for a more open-minded and unbiased approach to unraveling the mysteries of the universe.

Topics

Science Philosophy Order

By Henry David Thoreau

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

You will certainly not doubt the necessity of studying astro

You will certainly not doubt the necessity of studying astronomy and physics, if you are desirous of comprehending the relation between the world and Providence as it is in reality, and not according to imagination.

Imagination

Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for takin

Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.

Apathy

If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You can al

If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You can always buy her back again.

Power

It is said that whomsoever the gods wish to destroy, they fi

It is said that whomsoever the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad. In fact, whomsoever the gods wish to destroy, they first hand the equivalent of a stick with a fizzing fuse and Acme Dynamite Company written on the side. It's more interesting, and doesn't take so long.

Terry Pratchett

Gods Humor Funny

I said to my children, 'I'm going to work and do everything

I said to my children, 'I'm going to work and do everything that I can do to see that you get a good education. I don't ever want you to forget that there are millions of God's children who will not and cannot get a good education, and I don't want you feeling that you are better than they are. For you will never be what you ought to be until they are what they ought to be.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Education Religion Potential Altruism

You can be cool and at the same time respect your woman, who

You can be cool and at the same time respect your woman, who will hopefully become your wife, who will hopefully become the mother of your kids. America needs to get back to family values.

Martin Lawrence

Cool

Love, you are eternal like springtime.

Love, you are eternal like springtime.

Juan Ramon Jiminez

Love

What is new in our time is the increased power of the author

What is new in our time is the increased power of the authorities to enforce their prejudices.

Bertrand Russell

Time Power Thetimes

I wanted to make sure that this be the first scientific and

I wanted to make sure that this be the first scientific and technology revolution in history in which the public thoroughly discussed all the potential benefits and all the potential harms, in advance of the technology coming online and running its course.

History

Our managers hadn't had that kind of success - the record co

Our managers hadn't had that kind of success - the record company hadn't, we hadn't - and the feeling was that the next record had to be even bigger, and if it wasn't it would be some kind of failure.

Failure

On the whole, men are more good than bad; that, however, isn

On the whole, men are more good than bad; that, however, isn't the real point. But they are more or less ignorant, and it is this that we call vice or virtue; the most incorrigible vice being that of an ignorance that fancies it knows everything and therefore claims for itself the right to kill. The soul of the murderer is blind; and there can be no true goodness nor true love without the utmost clear-sightedness.

Goodness Ignorance Existentialism The Plague Camus

Every summer, my grandparents would rent a house on Balboa I

Every summer, my grandparents would rent a house on Balboa Island. They had the house next to Bob Hope's. I've been going down there all my life, to that whole area.

Life