Man
has lost the basic skill of the ape, the ability to
scratch its back. Which gave it extraordinary
independence, and the liberty to associate for
reasons other than the need for mutual
back-scratching.
-- Jean Baudrillard
French Postmodern
Philosopher, Writer
Evolution is gaining the psychic zones of the
world... life, being and ascent of consciousness,
could not continue to advance indefinitely along its
line without transforming itself in depth. The being
who is the object of his own reflection, in
consequence, of that very doubling back upon himself
becomes in a flash able to raise himself to a new
sphere.
-- Pierre Teilhard De
Chardin
1881-1955, French
Christian Mystic, Author
The
probability of life originating from accident is
comparable to the probability of the unabridged
dictionary resulting from an explosion in a printing
shop.
-- Edward Conklin
The
question is this -- Is man an ape or an angel? My
Lord, I am on the side of the angels. I repudiate
with indignation and abhorrence these new fanged
theories.
-- Benjamin Disraeli
1804-1881, British
Statesman, Prime Minister
