There is a fascination with fear. It grabs our attention. Bernard Beckett attentionfascinationfear Change image and share on social
Science is a little bit more than a wonderful way of modelling and predicting; it's a wonderful technical abstraction. I think science is a really wonderful technical abstraction. Bernard Beckett abstractionbitemodel Change image and share on social
Our world is limited by the machinery we carry. It's very different to the 18th and 19th century Enlightenment scientists who were mostly men of God and thought it was their quest to uncover God's great plan. Bernard Beckett 18th19thcarry share on social
I respond well to what I read of Immanuel Kant's idea that the world as we see it is absolutely a function of the way our brain works. In the modern parlance, it's an evolved machine that we carry with us. Bernard Beckett absolutelybraincarry share on social
Thought, like any parasite, cannot exist without a compliant host. Bernard Beckett compliantexisthost Change image and share on social
The successful Idea travels from mind to mind, claiming new territory, mutating as it goes. Bernard Beckett claimideamind Change image and share on social
I'm a school teacher, and later on, well past my formal education, I became very interested in science. Bernard Beckett educationformalinterest Change image and share on social
I can't see any great evidence that humans have any ability to access anything other than the material world. Beyond that, who knows, but there's no good evidence that would take me to any particular belief. Bernard Beckett abilityaccessbelief share on social
I like the concept of teenagers and philosophy. Bernard Beckett conceptphilosophyteenager Change image and share on social