A human mind was built for contact with similar minds. It should, –in fact, –it must think about what is going on around it; for, if it is shut up in a thick, dark, bony box of a skull, it will always stay in that condition known as "status quo"; and grow up, antagonistic to all surroundings. Ernest Vincent Wright
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Alfred North Whitehead said: “A human mind was built for contact with similar minds. It should, — in fact — it must think about what is going on around it; for, if it is shut up in a thick, dark, bony box of a skull, it will always stay in that condition known as "status quo"; and grow up, antagonistic to all surroundings.” In this quote, Whitehead is saying that the human mind must be open to the thoughts and ideas of others in order to grow. This idea of mutual growth can be found throughout many of his works.

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