If one were to bring ten of the wisest men in the world together and ask them what was the most stupid thing in existence, they would not be able to discover anything so stupid as astrology.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no practical results to follow.
You could have ten scientists in this room. You could ask them all: 'Who's religious?' About three to four will put their hands up.
We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn't want to meet.
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
We should take astrology seriously. No, I don't mean we should believe in it. I am talking about fighting it seriously instead of humouring it as a piece of harmless fun.
People wouldn't even go into science unless there was something much bigger to be discovered, something that is transcendent.
Rather than have it the principal thing in my son's mind, I would gladly have him think that the sun went round the earth, and that the stars were so many spangles set in the bright blue firmament.
Galileo was no idiot. Only an idiot could believe that science requires martyrdom - that may be necessary in religion, but in time a scientific result will establish itself.
If people never did silly things nothing intelligent would ever get done.
Our greatest stupidities may be very wise.