The ability to play gracefully with ideas and being alert

Stephen Fry and Richard Dawkins in Conversation

Stephen Fry

"The ability to play gracefully with ideas..."
Oscar Wilde

“Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for?”
“O limite do homem deve exceder a sua compreensão. Ou para que existe o céu?”
Robert Browning 


“Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths. We must be willing to get rid of the life we planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
Joseph Campbell

Knowledge vs belief and joking

Ricky Gervais and Richard Dawkins in Conversation


"If you could meet your 200 million great grande father, you would eat him with a slice of lemon and tartar sauce."
Richard Dawkins

"Particularly in comedy, most offense is taken when people mistake the subject of the joke, with the target".

Ricky Gervais [49:28]

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