“The daily grinding of evolution, as accelerated by technology, churns out more and more complex organisms, with higher rates of energy use, and with increasing specialization. Minds are the ideal way

“We cannot fathom the marvelous complexity of an organic being... Each living creature must be looked at as a microcosm--a little universe, formed of a host of self-propagating organisms, inconceivably

“If love is divine perfection, then one’s own self is elevated by joining one’s destiny to it.”

Complexity which is stable must be constructed from simplistic modules stacked vertically. Meaning some modules come before others and must necessarily persist throughout the evolution of the

“Complex systems have emergent properties that cannot be deduced from the parts. The interactions between the parts create the emergence.” ~Naval

A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. The inverse proposition also appears to be true: A complex system designed from scratch never works and

“I'm increasingly thinking that every functioning system has two forms: The abstraction that outsiders are led to believe, and the reality that insiders actually and carefully operate. You don't incrementally

“If we could see the miracle of a single flower... our whole life would change.” ~Buddha

Money is a medium of value exchange and becomes an information for labor allocation within an economy. The problem of fiat money is it has an infinite print capacity which is theft to the holders of fiat

“Morality and ethics automatically emerge when we realize the long term consequences of our actions.” ~Naval

“Those who are awake live in a state of constant amazement.” ~Siddhārtha Gautama

“In the future all monetary units will be backed and pegged to units of accumulated stored and usable solar energy.” ~@cryptoboater

“Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry.” ~Richard Feynman

Nothing is ever complex from the proper perspective. Focus on finding the perspective.

Simplicity indicates stupidity, or a long journey through complexity.

“Mysteriously, as elusive as it is, this moment--where the eye is what it sees, where the heart is what it feels--this moment shows us that what is real is sacred” ~Mark Nepo

Having no sense of self is the only way to feel alive.

“We turn our lovers into gods and goddesses so that we may experience a sense of temporary immortality.” ~Jason Silva

“Some cultural phenomena bear a striking resemblance to the cells of cell biology, actively preserving themselves in their social environments, finding the nutrients they need and fending off the causes

“Energy, like water under gravity, will seep the lowest coolest level and not rest until all differential has been eliminated.” ~Kevin Kelly