Huston Smith Quotes

All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force... We must assume behind this force the existence of a conscious and intelligent Mind. This Mind is the matrix of all matter.

God does not require you to follow His leadings on blind trust. Behold the evidence of an invisible intelligence pervading everything, even your own mind and body.

A computational device is incapable of developing a mind. We got consciousness not just by being clever.

Inspiration is God making contact with itself.

Human intelligence is a marvelous, subtle, and poorly understood phenomenon. There is no danger of duplicating it anytime soon.

Reason is God's crowning gift to man.

I was taught that the human brain was the crowning glory of evolution so far, but I think it's a very poor scheme for survival.

The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.

It is conceded by all that man is the very highest type of all living creatures on the earth. His intelligence is far superior to that of any other earthly being.

I'm not going to argue with people about the existence of God. I have not the vaguest idea of whether the universe was created by an intelligence.

God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us, on this side of the grave.

I believe God did intend, in giving us intelligence, to give us the opportunity to investigate and appreciate the wonders of His creation. He is not threatened by our scientific adventures.

Intelligence is set by policy.

Think about how stupid the average person is and then realize that half of them are stupider than that.

Birds and animals probably think without knowing that they think; that is, they have not self-consciousness. Only man seems to be endowed with this faculty; he alone develops disinterested intelligence, intelligence that is not primarily concerned with his own safety and well-being but that looks abroad upon things.

I think there is a collective unconsciousness, or some sort of consciousness, that you can tap into if you're open and brave enough to let everything go and be part of that.

Intelligence is the ability to solve problems, whereas consciousness is the ability to feel things such as pain, joy, love, and anger. Throughout history, intelligence always went hand in hand with consciousness.

Each angel that God created was in himself a masterpiece. Each one possessed his own degree of intelligence and his own beauty.

What's more valuable - intelligence or consciousness?

The individual is the brain, not the heart.

Our intellect, our awareness, and our consciousness is the most powerful form of life on this planet.

What you call intelligence and what you refer to as the Creator are not different. The Creator is pure intelligence, intelligence beyond logic.

I love the human mind.

Everything which is, is thought, but not conscious and individual thought. The human intelligence is but the consciousness of being. It is what I have formulated before: Everything is a symbol of a symbol, and a symbol of what? Of mind.

Intelligence is a measure of how well you function within your level of awareness.