In Creating The Human Brain,

Some Of The Greatest Discoveries...consist Mainly In The Clearing Away Of Psychological Roadblocks Which Obstruct The Approach To Reality; Which Is Why,post Factum They Appear So Obvious.

I Profoundly Admire Aldous Huxley, Both For His Philosophy And Uncompromising Sincerity. But I Disagree With His Advocacy Of 'the Chemical Opening Of Doors Into The Other World', And With His Belief That Drugs Can Procure 'what Catholic Theologians Call A Gratuitous Grace'. Chemically Induced Hallucinations, Delusions And Raptures May Be Frightening Or Wonderfully Gratifying; In Either Case They Are In The Nature Of Confidence Tricks Played On One's Own Nervous System.

The Disastrous History Of Our Species Indicates The Futility Of All Attempts At A Diagnosis Which Do Not Take Into Account The Possibility That Homo Sapiens Is A Victim Of One Of Evolution's Countless Mistakes.

If The Creator Has A Purpose In Equipping Us With A Neck, He Surely Would Have Meant For Us To Stick It Out.

The Prerequisite Of Originality Is The Art Of Forgetting, At The Proper Moment, What We Know.