But Restraint Is The Only One Sort

To Say That A Man Is Sinful Because He Sins Is To Give An Operational Definition Of Sin. To Say That He Sins Because He Is Sinful Is To Trace His Behavior To A Supposed Inner Trait. But Whether Or Not A Person Engages In The Kind Of Behavior Called Sinful Depends Upon Circumstances Which Are Not Mentioned In Either Question. The Sin Assigned As An Inner Possession (the Sin A Person "knows") Is To Be Found In A History Of Reinforcement.

A Scientist May Not Be Sure Of The Answer, But He's Often Sure He Can Find One. And That's A Condition Which Is Clearly Not Enjoyed By Philosophy.

A Fourth-grade Reader May Be A Sixth-grade Mathematician. The Grade Is An Administrative Device Which Does Violence To The Nature Of The Developmental Process.

Must We Wait For Selection To Solve The Problems Of Overpopulation, Exhaustion Of Resources, Pollution Of The Environment And A Nuclear Holocaust, Or Can We Take Explicit Steps To Make Our Future More Secure? In The Latter Case, Must We Not Transcend Selection?

Old Age Is Rather Like Another Country. You Will Enjoy It More If You Have Prepared Yourself Before You Go.