I believe that I have been basically anarchistic, anti-religion and anti-industry and business. In other words, anti-bureaucracy. I would like to see people behave well without having to have priests stand by, politicians stand by, or people collecting bills. B. F. Skinner anarchisticantibasically share on social
I remember when I was a freshman in college, I was still somewhat bothered by... worried... about religion. I remember going to this professor of philosophy and telling him that I had lost my faith. B. F. Skinner bothercollegefaith Change image and share on social
I don't know whether I want to improve religion or not. I prefer to get rid of it. B. F. Skinner improvepreferreligion Change image and share on social
Must we wait for selection to solve the problems of overpopulation, exhaustion of resources, pollution of the environment and a nuclear holocaust, or can we take explicit steps to make our future more secure? In the latter case, must we not transcend selection? B. F. Skinner caseenvironmentexhaustion share on social
I have to tell people that they are not responsible for their behavior. They're not creating it; they're not initiating anything. It's all found somewhere else. That's an awful lot to relinquish. B. F. Skinner awfulbehaviorcreate Change image and share on social
I don't think my mother and father ever had any doubts about what I was to be punished for or not. My parents come from a very strictly defined culture. B. F. Skinner culturedefinedoubt Change image and share on social
You can get along very well in this world by simply coming up with a quantity of reasonably valid statements. B. F. Skinner comequantitysimply Change image and share on social
Great scientific contributions have been techniques. B. F. Skinner contributiongreatscientific Change image and share on social
Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten. B. F. Skinner educationforgetlearn Change image and share on social
The environment shapes people's actions. B. F. Skinner actionenvironmentpeople Change image and share on social