Sunday 27 September 2009

A thought for a Sunday


"... nature is not cruel, only pitilessly indifferent. This is one of the hardest lessons for humans to learn. We cannot admit that things might be neither good nor evil, neither cruel nor kind, but simply callous -- indifferent to all suffering, lacking all purpose".


Clinton Richard Dawkins (b. 1941)


From River Out of Eden (1995)

4 comments:

NobblySan said...

I know what he means.

I got a pint of bitter than had gone off the other night....

Andy Holroyd said...

I hope you sent it back Nobbly. Cellarcraft is a skill that's only learned through customer feedback.

Either that or don't buy the 'out of date' booze down the cheap isle.

Andy Holroyd said...

Please prefix the last word above with the letter 'a'.

NobblySan said...

Too damn right I sent it back!

There's nowt worse. You're looking forward to it, and then ...

...argghhh - vinegar!