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To be a philosophical sceptic is, in a man of letters, the first and most essential to being a sound, believing Christian. David Hume
Man First Christian Philosophical Most Sound Essential Being Letters Believing
Men are much oftener thrown on their knees by the melancholy than by the agreeable passions. David Hume
Men Melancholy Thrown Knees Passions Than Much Agreeable
We must not let ourselves be swept off our feet in horror at the danger of nuclear power. Nuclear power is not infinitely dangerous. It's just dangerous, much as coal mines, petrol repositories, fossil-fuel burning and wind turbines are dangerous. David J. C. MacKay
Dangerous Wind Power Our Danger Mines Ourselves Must Horror Feet Off Infinitely Just Burning Much Coal Swept Petrol Nuclear Nuclear Power
We can't be anti-everything - we need an energy plan that adds up. But there's a lack of numeracy in the public discussion of energy. Where people do use numbers, they select them to sound big and score points in arguments, rather than to aid thoughtful discussion. David J. C. MacKay
People Argument Big Energy Aid Adds Thoughtful Rather Select Points Sound Score Up Than Discussion Lack Where Public Energy Plan Them Plan Use Need Numbers
I would like to help people have honest and constructive conversations about energy. We need to understand how much energy our modern lifestyles use, decide how much energy we would like to use in the future, and choose where we will get that energy from. David J. C. MacKay
Future People Will Energy Our Would About Constructive Lifestyles Like Understand How How Much Get Modern Where Decide Conversations Much Use Choose Help Help People Need Honest
Most of physics is about energy, and physicists understand inefficiencies. I wanted to write a book about our energy options in a neutral, human-accessible form. David J. C. MacKay
Book Physics Energy Our About Physicists Write Neutral Most Understand Options Wanted Form
Electric cars are really very cool. Air-source heat pumps are great. David J. C. MacKay
Great Car Very Heat Really Electric Electric Cars Cool
Solving climate change is a complex topic, but in a single crude brush-stroke, here is the solution: the price of carbon dioxide must be such that people stop burning coal without capture. David J. C. MacKay
Change People Single Topic Complex Must Solution Solving Price Crude Without Climate Climate Change Stop Burning Coal Capture Carbon Carbon Dioxide Here
The only thing that really scales up apart from nuclear is solar power from other people's deserts. David J. C. MacKay
People Solar Power Other Scales Only Up The Only Thing Apart Really Deserts Nuclear Thing
To have constructive conversations about the world's energy options, one needs to take a calm look at the numbers. David J. C. MacKay
Needs World Calm Energy About Constructive Take Look Options Conversations Numbers
The United States consumes power per land-area at a rate three times the average. Even though they are more energy efficient, densely populated industrial countries like Germany, Britain and Japan have even bigger power consumption per area. David J. C. MacKay
Three Power Energy States Though Per Rate More Area Consumes Consumption Countries Like Industrial Germany Times Efficient Bigger Japan Average Even United United States Britain
Fusion power is speculative and experimental. I think it is reckless to assume that the fusion problem will be cracked, but I'm happy to estimate how much power fusion could deliver, if the problems are cracked. David J. C. MacKay
Happy Problem Problems Will Power Think Assume Reckless Fusion Could Deliver How How Much Cracked Experimental Estimate Much Speculative
Your immune cells are like a circulating nervous system. Your nervous system in fact is a circulating nervous system. It thinks. It's conscious. Deepak Chopra
Nervous System Immune Nervous System Fact Like Cells In Fact Your Conscious Thinks
I have all the time in the world. I am in touch with the timeless. I am surrounded by infinity. When I think like that, it doesn't mean I'm going to miss my train, it just means that I'm not thinking about it right now because I'm speaking to you. Deepak Chopra
Time You World Think Thinking About Touch Miss Like Because Am Surrounded Timeless Train Infinity Going Just Mean Means Speaking Now Right
From a scientist's perspective, to understand everything that you need to know about human beings, you only have to tinker with all the mechanical parts of genes and the brain until there are no more secrets left. Deepak Chopra
You Perspective Everything Secrets About More Only Genes Know Until Parts Understand Scientist Brain Left Tinker Human Human Beings Mechanical Beings Need
Traditional Islam is a mixture of all obedience to Allah, and if that requires militancy, so be it. Deepak Chopra
Obedience Allah Islam Traditional Mixture Requires Militancy
There are very few good examples of effective, nurturing leadership that unlocks people's potential or even enthusiasm. Deepak Chopra
Good Leadership People Nurturing Enthusiasm Few Examples Potential Effective Very Even
Self-awareness is value-free. It isn't scary. It doesn't imply that you will subject yourself to needless pain. Deepak Chopra
You Yourself Will Pain Needless Scary Self-Awareness Imply Subject
Self-awareness is not just relaxation and not just meditation. It must combine relaxation with activity and dynamism. Technology can aid that. Deepak Chopra
Technology Meditation Aid Relaxation Must Self-Awareness Combine Just Dynamism Activity
Consciousness, rather than being an epiphenomenon of matter, is actually the source of matter. It differentiates into space time, energy, information, and matter. Even though this view is an ancient view, an ancient world view, it is now finding some resonance amongst a few scientists. Deepak Chopra
Time World Matter Space Few Energy Resonance Though Ancient Finding Some Rather Scientists Source Than Being Information View Even Now Amongst Actually Consciousness World View
Human beings place their desires ahead of the collective good. Deepak Chopra
Good Collective Human Human Beings Place Beings Desires
I went to medical school because I wanted to ask the big questions. Do we have a soul? Does God exist? What happens after death? Deepak Chopra
Death God Soul School Big Because Does Exist Questions Big Questions Wanted After Happens Ask Medical Medical School
Religions take donations and don't pay taxes. Deepak Chopra
Pay Religions Take Donations Taxes
Seeking can become stressful when you apply the same laws that you apply in the material world - hard work, exacting plans, driving ambition, and attachment to outcome. Deepak Chopra
Work Hard Work You World Become Ambition Outcome Exacting Seeking Laws Attachment Driving Material Material World Same Hard Plans Apply Stressful
I've worked all my life on the subject of awareness, whether it's awareness of the body, awareness of the mind, awareness of your emotions, awareness of your relationships, or awareness of your environment. I think the key to transforming your life is to be aware of who you are. Deepak Chopra
Life You Emotions Key Mind My Life Awareness Think Relationships All My Life Environment Subject Whether Transforming Worked Body Your Who Aware
Wall Street is broken for sure because it succumbed to greed and corruption and pure speculation with no values. Deepak Chopra
Broken Corruption Values Pure Greed Sure Because Wall Wall Street Succumbed Street Speculation
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