A World Appears Quotes

“Historically, brain metaphors have often drawn on the impressive machines of the day. For example, brains were once analogized to clocks and mills when those were cutting-edge technologies. More recently, scientists have compared minds with looms, as in one precomputer-era quote comparing a brain to that "enchanted loom where millions of flashing shuttles weave a dissolving pattern.”
― Michael Pollan, A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness

“It's pretty much what novels do- take us into the minds of characters to satisfy our deep human curiosity to find out what, but also how, other people think.”
― Michael Pollan, A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness

“Researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that a single psychedelic experience dramatically increases the likelihood that a person will attribute consciousness to other entities, both living and nonliving.”
― Michael Pollan, A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness

“Be wary of the desire for magic.” I knew immediately what he meant,”
― Michael Pollan, A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness

“James says that catching a thought is as futile as trying to hold a snowflake or turning on the lights to see the darkness.”
― Michael Pollan, A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness

“The more I strove to penetrate the mystery”
― Michael Pollan, A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness

“The Buddhists were right about this”
― Michael Pollan, A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness

“What we and our fellow animals have in common”
― Michael Pollan, A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness

“There’s no reason why meditation”
― Michael Pollan, A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness

“Consciousness is one of the few phenomena that haven’t surrendered to the sovereignty and stern rule of matter”
― Michael Pollan, A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness