Since the Renaissance, a concept called ‘progress’ has been baked into our society. Progress – founded on an accumulation of knowledge through experience (and in the case of science, through experiment). To build on the past rather than endlessly relive it. That’s what separates us from the beasts. — Seth Shostak

Tags: #Knowledge, #Experience, #SethShostak, #American, #Scientist

Mini who’s who:

Seth Shostak : American Scientist