It is impossible to be fully conscious of things as they are... - Gregory Bateson

"It is impossible to be fully conscious of things as they are while you are thinking about them."

Gregory Bateson Philosophy

Anthropologist Scientist British-American 1904–1980

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"The map is not the territory"

"Information is a difference that makes a difference"

"The creature that wins is the creature that manages the larger context"

"We are not separate from nature, we are part of it"

"I've seen the worst humanity has to offer."

"Sometimes I wonder if the world is worth saving."

"Every choice shapes our destiny."

"Order is the foundation of a good life."