The Persistence Of Erroneous Beliefs Exacerbates The

Today The Network Of Relationships Linking The Human Race To Itself And To The Rest Of The Biosphere Is So Complex That All Aspects Affect All Others To An Extraordinary Degree. Someone Should Be Studying The Whole System, However Crudely That Has To Be Done, Because No Gluing Together Of Partial Studies Of A Complex Nonlinear System Can Give A Good Idea Of The Behavior Of The Whole.

If You Know The Wavefunction Of The Universe, Why Aren't You Rich?

Superstitions Typically Involve Seeing Order Where In Fact There Is None, And Denial Amounts To Rejecting Evidence Of Regularities, Sometimes Even Ones That Are Staring Us In The Face.

I Would Recommend That Skeptics Devote Even More Effort Than They Do Now To Understanding The Reasons Why So Many People Want Or Need To Believe.

Both Biological And Cultural Diversity Are Now Severely Threatened And Working For Their Preservation Is A Critical Task.