#mate

Darwinism as presented by Darwin contradicted idealistic philosophy, and this contradiction grew deeper with the development of its materialist teaching. ↗

— Trofim Lysenko

#contradiction #darwin #darwinism #deeper #development

Even when Darwin's teaching first made its appearance, it became clear at once that its scientific, materialist core, its teaching concerning the evolution of living nature, was antagonistic to the idealism that reigned in biology. ↗

— Trofim Lysenko

#appearance #became #biology #clear #concerning

Ultimately a hero is a man who would argue with the gods, and so awakens devils to contest his vision. The more a man can achieve, the more he may be certain that the devil will inhabit a part of his creation. ↗

— Norman Mailer

#argue #awakens #certain #contest #creation

Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect. ↗

— Herbert Spencer

#feelings #intellect #opinion #ultimately

We see things in this material world, wherein our bodies dwell, only because our mind through its attention lives in another world, only because it contemplates the beauties of the archetypal and intelligible world which Reason contains. ↗

— Nicolas Malebranche

#archetypal #attention #beauties #because #bodies

A writer may tell me that he thinks man will ultimately become an ostrich. I cannot properly contradict him. ↗

— Thomas Malthus

#cannot #contradict #him #i #man

Beauty and the Beast became the first animated feature ever nominated for best picture. ↗

— Leonard Maltin

#beast #beauty #became #best #best picture

Public discourse has been polluted now for decades by corporate-funded disinformation - not just with climate change but with a host of health, environmental and societal threats. The implications for the planet are grim. ↗

— Michael E. Mann

#change #climate #climate change #decades #discourse

Ultimately, because I'm an artist, I can't ever consider myself a nihilist, so I suppose I'm optimistic. ↗

— Marilyn Manson

#because #consider #ever #i #myself

The Olympic Games is the ultimate level of competition. ↗

— Russell Mark

#games #level #olympic #olympic games #ultimate