Атлант расправил плечи
The Man who belonged on Earth
Reasonisanirrationalidea.
Thechildishnotionthatweareabletothinkhasbeenmankind’scostliesterror."
"Whatyouthinkyouthinkisanillusioncreatedbyyourglands,youremotionsand,inthelastanalysis,bythecontentofyourstomach."
"Thatgraymatteryou’resoproudofislikeamirrorinanamusementparkwhichtransmitstoyounothingbutdistortedsignalsfromarealityforeverbeyondyourgrasp."
"Themorecertainyoufeelofyourrationalconclusions,themorecertainyouaretobewrong.Yourbrainbeinganinstrumentofdistortion,themoreactivethebrainthegreaterthedistortion."
"Thegiantsoftheintellect,whomyouadmiresomuch,oncetaughtyouthattheearthwasflatandthattheatomwasthesmallestparticleofmatter.Theentirehistoryofscienceisaprogressionofexplodedfallacies,notofachievements."
"Themoreweknow,themorewelearnthatweknownothing."
"Onlythecrassestignoramuscanstillholdtotheold-fashionednotionthatseeingisbelieving.Thatwhichyouseeisthefirstthingtodisbelieve."
"Ascientistknowsthatastoneisnotastoneatall.Itis,infact,identicalwithafeatherpillow.Bothareonlyacloudformationofthesameinvisible,whirlingparticles.But,yousay,youcan’tuseastoneforapillow?Well,thatmerelyprovesyourhelplessnessinthefaceofactualreality.
