Our intelligence cannot wall itself up alive, like a pupa in a chrysalis. It must at any cost keep on speaking terms with the universe that engendered it.

William James
Our intelligence cannot wall itself up alive, like a pupa...
Our intelligence cannot wall itself up alive, like a pupa...
Our intelligence cannot wall itself up alive, like a pupa...
Our intelligence cannot wall itself up alive, like a pupa...
About This Quote

In a similar way to how a caterpillar must keep on eating to keep growing, our intelligence cannot wall itself up alive, like a pupa in a chrysalis. It must at any cost keep on speaking terms with the universe that engendered it. This quote from Albert Einstein basically says that our intelligence is linked to the universe. In other words, if we try to get away from the universe, it will get away from us.

Source: A Pluralistic Universe

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