Homo Quotes

“The human construct of the so-called reality is prone to self−deception. One way or another, we all are being deceived by our own mind. We always see what we want to see.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Homo: A Brief History of Consciousness

“The story of human evolution is the story of bones.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Homo: A Brief History of Consciousness

“Rather than living only in the present, the use of verbal symbols allowed the Homo sapiens to mysteriously transcend the immediate experience given by the physical senses and to live in an abstract, extra-sensory, and hypothetical world.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Homo: A Brief History of Consciousness

“in simple terms, what you perceive as real, is actually a neurological reconstruction or simulation of the actual real thing. It’s not as simple as saying, we see as it is. Actually we do not ever see as it is.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Homo: A Brief History of Consciousness

“Don't teach, live your life as a living teaching for all humanity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Homo: A Brief History of Consciousness

“All species on earth are related to one another like cousins and distant kin in a vast family tree of life.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Homo: A Brief History of Consciousness

“it is high time we stop using the term “theory” while mentioning Evolution. The term “theory” somehow makes some people think of Evolution as an unproven “hypothesis”. Theory of Evolution is an incontrovertible fact of science. It is not a fictitious story like Creationism. It’s a hard reality. It is the bed-rock of Biology. Defying evolution means defying one’s own existence as a human being.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Homo: A Brief History of Consciousness

“Our present intricate humanly consciousness evolved after a long journey of struggle. And the beauty of natural selection is that our struggle against nature made us worthy of being rewarded with the 3 lbs. lump of highly advanced biological computer by our Mother Nature herself.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Homo: A Brief History of Consciousness

“The complex organic device that creates and thereafter drives consciousness, is the human brain. Consciousness evolved hand in hand with the evolution of the human brain throughout a time span of six million years.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Homo: A Brief History of Consciousness

“To be honest, as a species we may not live long enough to ever understand the true reality of the universe. But as the foundation of consciousness lies within the domain of biology one day we shall know all there is to know about it.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Homo: A Brief History of Consciousness

“A scientist first has to presuppose any theory based on available relevant data. In terms of such presupposition, a scientist begins his journey of scientific exploration as a philosopher.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Homo: A Brief History of Consciousness