As a working definition of art, I lean toward Tolstoy's: "Art is a human activity having for it's purpose the transmission to other of the highest and best feelings to which mankind has risen." It seems to me that, regarding agrarian art, the farther...
Agent Smith: I'd like to share a revelation that I've had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species and I realized that you're not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibri...
Does a cat know he is a cat? Does a dog know he is a dog? Does nature know it is called nature? Does this planet know its name Earth? Does Sun know its name and its category as a star? Does Universe know that it is Universe? Does God knows that he is...
It is a very natural human trait to destroy that which frightens us.
I've never heard of a size 0 or a negative human. That's hard. A lot of girls aren't naturally built that way.
Wild nature always gives a very simple message to humanity: Do not disturb me!
Humans are naturally elusioned in discrimination; it starts when we look for the first time in mirror
I have argued above that we cannot prevent the Singularity, that its coming is an inevitable consequence of the humans' natural competitiveness and the possibilities inherent in technology.
Probably the most visible example of unintended consequences, is what happens every time humans try to change the natural ecology of a place.
Beauty connotes humanity. We call a natural object beautiful because we see that its form expresses fitness, the perfect fulfillment of function.
I think it's fascinating that there's a whole holiday dedicated to things that we fear and that's so interesting about the nature of humanity.
Of course, there is no reconciliation between the theory of evolution by natural selection and the traditional religious view of the origin of the human mind.
Coming to terms with our true natures and who we really are has always been a fascination to humans. I know it fascinates me.
As humans, it is in our nature to focus on picking ourselves up while the whole world falls apart.
The losses of the natural world are our loss, their silence silences something within the human mind.
Human uploads have such a natural advantage over present-day people in the environment of space, it's exceedingly unlikely flesh-and-blood beings will ever engage in interstellar travel.
Saturated fat is a fundamental building block for brain cells. It's certainly interesting to consider that one of the richest sources of saturated fat in nature is human breast milk.
With the world's human population now at seven billion and growing, and the demand for technology and modern conveniences increasing, we can't control all our negative impacts. But we have to find better ways to live within the limits nature and its ...
I think people are isolated because of the nature of human consciousness, and they like it when they feel the connection between themselves and someone else.
The historic ascent of humanity, taken as a whole, may be summarized as a succession of victories of consciousness over blind forces - in nature, in society, in man himself.
The most universal challenge that we face is the transition from seeing our human institutions as machines to seeing them as embodiments of nature.
