Quote of the Day (and Funny)

From David Berlinski’s book, The Devil’s Delusion: Atheism and Its Scientific Pretensions (Basic Books, 2009, 16-17):

Why should a limited and finite organ such as the human brain have the power to see into the heart of matter and mathematics? These are subjects that have nothing to do with the Darwinian business of scrabbling up the greasy pole of life. It is as if the liver, in addition to producing bile, were to demonstrate an unexpected ability to play the violin.

About Santi Tafarella

I teach writing and literature at Antelope Valley College in California.
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1 Response to Quote of the Day (and Funny)

  1. zebulonthered says:

    Nice! Watch the documentary “Dangerous Knowledge” It goes into the scary side of mathematics.

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