We feel such a strong connection to nature. But the relationship between nature and us is one-sided. There is no reciprocity. There is no mind on the other side of the wall.
ALAN LIGHTMANWith a background in science I am extremely interested in the meeting ground of science, theology, and philosophy, especially the ethical questions at the border of science and theology.
More Alan Lightman Quotes
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Some make light of decisions, arguing that all possible decisions will occur. In such a world, how could one be responsible for his actions?
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We’ve lost our way, we have lost our centeredness.
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I have a number of vague ideas where I just have the core or kernel of the idea. I feel like I need some time for my mind to fill up again. I feel empty. Right now.
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We walk from room to room, look into the room that is lit, the present moment, then walk on. We do not know the rooms ahead, but we know we cannot change them. We are spectators of our lives.
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If I were not a writer, I would spend more time doing the things that I am already doing, which include doing research in physics, teaching, and running a nonprofit organization with a mission to empower women in Cambodia.
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I reached for some principle that had been subconscious in me and lifted it into consciousness.
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And since the human mind has a degree of infinity and imagination unlikely to be matched by a machine for a very, very long time, I don’t think that we will become the machines of the machines.
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I would bet most people don’t have thirty minutes in a day where they can just sit down and think. Or maybe they don’t have to be sitting, they can be walking.
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To the point that I have to be careful that they don’t take over.
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There are the alpha waves in the brain; another clock is the heart. And all the while tick the mysterious, ruthless clocks that regulate aging.
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While people can be doubted, time cannot be doubted. While people brood, time skips ahead without looking back.
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In a world without future, each moment is the end of the world.
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For my students who are trying to learn the craft of writing in a writing class – contemporary literature is what’s most useful.
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In a world of fixed future, life is an infinite corridor of rooms, one room lit at each moment, the next room dark but prepared.
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It is a world in which every word spoken speaks just to that moment, every glance given has only one meaning.
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