Pinker — “The first step toward wisdom is the realization…”

Source: Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress — Steven Pinker

Book page: pinker-enlightenment-now

From: Steven Pinker — Quotes

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The first step toward wisdom is the realization that the laws of the universe don’t care about you. The next is the realization that this does not imply that life is meaningless, because people care about you, and vice versa.