“Human beings are highly predictable as physicochemical systems; less so as living bodies; much less so as conscious beings; and hardly at all as self-aware persons. The reason for this unpredictability lies in the nature of freedom. In the face of freedom, “knowledge for manipulation” is impossible, but “knowledge for understanding” is indispensable.”

“In the absence of sustained study of such unscientific questions as:
What is the meaning and purpose of man’s existence?
What is good and what is evil?
What are man’s absolute rights and duties?
A civilization will necessarily and inescapably sink ever more deeply into anguish, despair and loss of freedom. Its people will suffer a steady decline in health and happiness, no matter how high may be their standard of living or how successful…”