Why do people deny evolution?

I will not respect science until the possibility of the existence–somewhere in the universe–of purple 8-legged unicorns, are seriously weighed by the entire community. Actually, once that request is granted, I'll think up another beast and demand science consider it as well. This is gonna take a while..

I will not respect science until the possibility of the existence–somewhere in the universe–of purple 8-legged unicorns, are seriously weighed by the entire community. Actually, once that request is granted, I'll think up another beast and demand science consider it as well. This is gonna take a while..

Negative. I am merely obstinate in my belief that if I can imagine something, that thing should be relegated–post haste–to the field of possible existence, and should likewise be taken most seriously

On patients watching their own surgery

I'll ask my patients, "Do you want to see your own brain?" and some of them say, "Yes," and some say, "No."

If they say "Yes," I'll say, "Well, now you're going to be one of the few members of the human race who has ever actually seen their own brain."

It's a strange, strange thing to experience. I've actually had an operation on the visual areas of the brain, with the patient awake, at the back of the brain.

I've had some of my patients — the visual cortex looking at itself on a television screen — and you feel there should be a philosophical equivalent of acoustic feedback.