21 JUN 2012 by ideonexus

 Happiness Comes from Finding Balance

I do not believe that science per se is an adequate source of happiness, nor do I think that my own scientific outlook has contributed very greatly to my own happiness, which I attribute to defecating twice a day with unfailing regularity. Science in itself appears to me neutral, that is to say, it increases men's power whether for good or for evil. An appreciation of the ends of life is something which must be superadded to science if it is to bring happiness, but only the kind of society to...
Folksonomies: life happiness
Folksonomies: life happiness
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Bertrand Russell's observations in his old age.