The Mars Anomaly Quotes

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― Joshua T. Calvert, The Mars Anomaly

“In scientific terms, intuition would be defined as the ability to process knowledge or decisions quickly and without conscious thought. Intuition is often the result of experience, implicit knowledge, and cognitive abilities. It helps us to react quickly to situations without slowing us down through conscious analysis and logical thinking. It is therefore an important aspect of our thinking, which often takes place unconsciously and is based on connections that our brain makes between different pieces of information.”
― Joshua T. Calvert, The Mars Anomaly

“If there was one thing she had learned by now, it was that plans had to be adhered to. They created a sense of security and confidence.”
― Joshua T. Calvert, The Mars Anomaly

“We also know that after spiritual experiences – even those caused by taking psychotropic substances such as LSD or so-called ‘mushrooms’ – people are more often satisfied, empathic, and relaxed.”
― Joshua T. Calvert, The Mars Anomaly

“Occasionally Christer caught a glimpse of the Ciliwung as it flowed through the city like a silent witness, its waters mysterious and unapproachable. It carried the filth of human civilization out to sea, stinking, and exposing the human inability to really think about tomorrow.”
― Joshua T. Calvert, The Mars Anomaly

“Are you scared, Mom?” “Yes.” She had once sworn to herself never to lie to her daughter, and she never considered breaking that promise. “But you seem pretty calm.” “Because I have made a decision. At some point, you will understand that making a decision about something is the most reassuring thing in the world.”
― Joshua T. Calvert, The Mars Anomaly

“Did you know that there is only one symbol that has basically the same meaning in every language and culture?” “No. The cigarette as a sign for cowboys?” “It is the circle. In Buddhist cultures, it stands for the wheel of life, the cyclical process of death and birth. Among the Mâori, it stands for the unity of things, beginning and ending in one, which are never final, but only part of circular processes. In English we have phrases such as ‘coming full circle,’ as the return to a starting point, the closing of a circle. In all cultures, it is a symbol of completeness and eternity. That is why meeting rooms and symbols of fidelity have mostly been arranged like rings; Greek agoras, Norse symbols, wedding rings. We can’t agree on much, but we seem to always agree on circles.”
― Joshua T. Calvert, The Mars Anomaly

“I’ll speak the obvious: If we cannot explain the inexplicable with the probable, then the improbable is the most probable.”
― Joshua T. Calvert, The Mars Anomaly

“I don’t have much time. So here’s my advice: don’t rattle your tail until you’re ready to strike.”
― Joshua T. Calvert, The Mars Anomaly

“There is serious debate as to whether artificial intelligence is the great filter that will inevitably make civilizations extinct. To be honest, I’ve believed this with complete conviction for years. But that thing out there seems like a good counterargument – if,” Madeleine emphasized this word in particular, “it’s not a confirmation.”
― Joshua T. Calvert, The Mars Anomaly

“Sapir-Whorf hypothesis,”
― Joshua T. Calvert, The Mars Anomaly