Cure The Symptoms, Cure The Disease.

People Were So Naive About Plants, Ellie Thought. They Just Chose Plants For Appearance, As They Would Choose A Picture For The Wall. It Never Occurred To Them That Plants Were Actually Living Things, Busily Performing All The Living Functions Of Respiration, Ingestion, Excretion, Reproduction---and Defense.

The Characteristic Human Trait Is Not Awareness But Conformity, And The Characteristic Result Is Religious Warfare.

The Extreme Positions Of The Crossfire Syndrome Require Extreme Simplification - Framing The Debate In Terms Which Ignore The Real Issues.

We All Live Every Day In Virtual Environments, Defined By Our Ideas.

The Greatest Challenge Facing Mankind Is The Challenge Of Distinguishing Reality From Fantasy, Truth From Propaganda.