"Pseudoscience is like a virus. At low levels, it's no big deal, but when it reaches a certain threshold it becomes sickening."

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Source : "Scientist attacks alien claims on Mars" By Robert Roy Britt, www.cnn.com. March 18, 2004.

Phil Plait

#Levels Quotes #Viruses Quotes #Pseudoscience Quotes

“Superstitions and belief in magic are perennial in just the same way as religion, and something near to being universal among mankind; and why this is so may be interesting, but in most cases the beliefs themselves are devoid of interesting content, at least to me.”

Source : "Confessions of a Philosopher: A Personal Journey Through Western Philosophy from Plato to Popper". Book by Bryan Magee, 1997.
“I will normally eat about seven or eight mince pies in one sitting. Sometimes, I can get to double figures. My friends, and probably most people, stop at two, so they probably dislike me a bit for it.”
“It's not that we need to form new organizations. It's simply that we have to awaken to new ways of thinking. I believe it makes no sense to spend a lot of time attacking the current realities. It is time to create the new models that have in them the complexity that makes the older systems obsolete. And to the extent that we can do that, and do that quickly, I think we can provide what will be necessary for a major breakthrough for the future.”
“We don't need more #contentmarketing, we need more relevant content.”
“I was a very focused and determined woman and I always got what I wanted. But once I had it, there was another future moment when I had to attain something else. These internal yearnings keep happiness in a future moment.”
“The natural man perceiveth not the things of the Spirit, and he cannot know them, for they are foolishness unto him.”
“I think that when youâ€™re in the public eye, you automatically become a role model, because people are reading about you and looking at pictures of stuff youâ€™ve done. But, you know, no oneâ€™s perfect, everyone makes mistakes. I have made mistakes and I will make mistakes. Iâ€™m only human.”
“Vietnam, me love you long time. All day, all night, me love you long time.”

Source : "Fictional character: Da Nang Hooker". "Full Metal Jacket", www.imdb.com. 1987.

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