It Takes Only One Independent and Effective Rational Mind
It takes only one independent and effective rational mind to change the paradigms of understanding for the rest of humankind.
Intellectual Reference Point Restoration
Theme: “Reason Is Calling”
💬 Quote Library — containing “Reason Is Calling”
📖 Excerpts Library
They Merely Refused to Believe That It Was Divine Meddling
This is not to say that the new wave of philosophers necessarily wanted to deny the existence of the gods, rather that they merely refused to believe that it was divine meddling that was responsible for natural phenomena.
Source: Big Bang by Simon Singh
The Universe Could Be Understood and Is Worthy of Analytical Study
The word ‘cosmology’ is derived from the ancient Greek word kosmeo, which means ‘to order’ or ‘to organise’, reflecting the belief that the universe could be understood and is worthy of analytical study. The cosmos had patterns, and it was...
Source: Big Bang by Simon Singh
It Just Seemed So Utterly Obvious That the Sun Revolved Round a Static Earth
Egocentric attitudes may have been a contributory factor behind the dominance of the geocentric world-view, but there were other reasons for preferring an Earth-centred universe to Aristarchus’ Sun-centred universe. One basic problem with the Sun-centred world-view was that it appeared...
Source: Big Bang by Simon Singh
The Mental-Rational Structure Is Focused on Words
As its name suggests, the mental-rational structure, which Gebser believed began circa 1225 B.C., is characterized by rational, discursive thought, the kind of logical, sequential thinking associated with the left brain. Whereas the previous structure of consciousness, the mythic, is...
Source: The Secret Teachers of the Western World by Gary Lachman
🎼 Song Excerpts
The Trees Would Be Falling
If wishes were trees, the trees would be falling - Listen to reason, reason is calling
I Can’t Believe We’re Here for No Reason
I can't believe we're here for no reason - There must be something we can believe in
Source: Blinded by Science (Foreigner) by Foreigner
Can It Be That I Hear What He’s Saying
Can it be that I hear what he's saying? Is there a reason why I'm still awake?
Source: Something to Believe In by Young the Giant
There’s a Reason We’re Here
We've gotta believe that there's a reason we're here - Yeah, there's a reason we're here
Source: Our Lives by The Calling
The Secret Messages Are Calling to Me Endlessly
The secret messages are calling to me endlessly - They call to me across the air
Source: Secret Messages by Electric Light Orchestra
📚 Books Cited containing “Reason Is Calling”
🧵 Narrative Threads containing “Reason Is Calling”
Think About the Place Where You Live
If you are confused, check with the sun. Carry a compass to help you along. Your feet are going to be on the ground. Your head is there to move you around.
I Was Just Guessing at Numbers and Figures
Nobody said it was easy. No one ever said it would be so hard. I’m going back to the start.
But I Feel It Still…
If wishes were trees, the trees would be falling. Listen to reason, reason is calling.