Quotes by Abhijit Naskar

“It is far better to be an insane lover, than to be a heartless discoverer.”

“We scientists invent things to preserve life, but morons end up using them to take life.”

“Climate makes the difference in appearance, not in character.”

“Being the most insecure species on earth, humans have a tendency to seek for instruction manuals for even the fundamental experiences and realizations of life. And thats why so many con-artists, that is, the mystical fraudsters are able to keep cashing on their insecurity, by selling them diagrams and techniques to liberation. The number of gurus, yogis, swamis and psychics in a country increases exponentially with the fall of reason, and the fall of reason leads to the fall of civilization.”

“In science its not the research that counts, but how it helps the people.”

“Let us be oblivious to security and comfort, in our pursuit and practice of humanity. Let us be oblivious to personal happiness, in our endeavors into the impossibility.”

“Facts that dont elevate the human condition are nothing but fiction.”

“All conspiracy theories are the product of the subconscious attempt of an ignorant yet creative mind to counteract the fear of the unknown with tales of fantasy.”

“The question of why behind every phenomenon in nature, does not have one answer, it has infinite layers of answer, and the more layers you unravel, the closer you get to understanding the makeup of the universe.”

“Misery builds character, happiness makes cheesecake.”

“Alleviation of human suffering should be the direct outcome of science, not a collateral byproduct.”

“Its better to have no science than to have a science without accountability.”

“It takes very little to make real people smile, but to make self-obsessed egomaniacs happy, even billions fall short.”

“Having the data is not the same as having the expertise to look through the data - if it were, everybody with a smartphone would be a doctor or a scientist.”

“Without attachment, a naked body is merely a lifeless sex-toy.”

“Science if put to real use for the benefit of humanity could eliminate suffering in a matter of months, yet suffering persists - you know why, because the science of today is driven by capitalism not curiosity. Science driven by capitalism creates a divided planet - where one section has more than they can digest and another has not even the essentials to keep body and soul together.”

“Savor the sacrifice, for in sacrifice lies the happiness that we seek our whole life.”

“Soul or spirit can no longer be hailed as some supernatural force that lives on after death - they are mere metaphorical representations of the values, the principles that a person stands for.”

“Holistic hysteria and healthy wholeness are two different things. The former belongs in the stone-age, the latter in a civilized society.”

“All assume that the purpose of life is happiness - its not - happiness is only a byproduct of service.”