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Thought is creating divisions out of itself and then saying that they are there naturally.

~David Bohm

Topics: Creating Divisions Itself Naturally Out Saying Then Thought

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What is the source of all this trouble? I'm saying that the source is basically in thought. Many people would think that such a statement is crazy, because thought is the one thing we have with which to solve our problems. That's part of our tradition.

~David Bohm

Topics: Basically Because Crazy Many One Thing Our Part People Problems Saying Solve Source Statement The One Thing Thing Think Thought Tradition Trouble Which Would

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Yet it looks as if the thing we use to solve our problems with is the source of our problems. It's like going to the doctor and having him make you ill. In fact, in 20% of medical cases we do apparently have that going on. But in the case of thought, its far over 20%.

~David Bohm

Topics: Apparently Case Cases Doctor Fact Far Going Having Him Ill In Fact Like Looks Make Medical Our Over Problems Solve Source Thing Thought Use You

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Yet, in spite of this world-wide system of linkages, there is, at this very moment, a general feeling that communication is breaking down everywhere, on an unparalleled scale.

~David Bohm

Topics: Breaking Communication Down Everywhere Feeling General Moment Scale Spite System Unparalleled Very

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In relativity, movement is continuous, causally determinate and well defined, while in quantum mechanics it is discontinuous, not causally determinate and not well defined.

~David Bohm

Topics: Continuous Defined Mechanics Movement Quantum Quantum Mechanics Relativity Well While

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One thus sees that a new kind of theory is needed which drops these basic commitments and at most recovers some essential features of the older theories as abstract forms derived from a deeper reality in which what prevails in unbroken wholeness.

~David Bohm

Topics: Abstract Basic Commitments Deeper Derived Drops Essential Features Forms Kind Most Needed New New Kind Older Prevails Reality Sees Some Theories Theory Thus Unbroken Which Wholeness

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In some sense man is a microcosm of the universe; therefore what man is, is a clue to the universe. We are enfolded in the universe.

~David Bohm

Topics: Clue Man Microcosm Sense Some Therefore Universe

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: December 20th, 1917

Died: October 27th, 1992

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