In studying the history of the human mind one is impressed again and again by the fact that the growth of the mind is the widening of the range of consciousness, and that each step forward has been a most painful and laborious achievement. One could almost say that nothing is more hateful to man than to give up even a particle of his unconsciousness. Ask those who have tried to introduce a new idea!
在对人类心理史的研究中,这一事实给人以深刻印象:心智的成长就是意识范围的扩展,前进的每一步都是伴随着极度痛苦和艰难的成就。几乎可以说,人们最最痛恨的就是放弃潜意识,即使所放弃的仅是极微小的一点潜意识。试图引入新观念的人对此深有体会。
The climate system is an angry beast, and we are poking it with sticks.
永远不要让恐惧决定你的未来。
人类基因组不仅仅是一份蓝图,它仍是一个正在书写的故事。