No organism can afford to be conscious of matters with which it could deal at unconscious levels.
The creature that wins against its environment destroys itself. - Gregory Bateson
The creature that wins against its environment destroys itself.
- Gregory Bateson
We can never be quite clear whether we are referring to the world as it is or to the world as we see it. - Gregory Bateson
We can never be quite clear whether we are referring to the world as it is or to the world as we see it.
Yes, metaphor. That's how the whole fabric of mental interconnections holds together. Metaphor is right at the bottom of being alive. - Gregory Bateson
Yes, metaphor. That's how the whole fabric of mental interconnections holds together. Metaphor is right at the bottom of being alive.
The major problems in the world are the result of the difference between how nature works and the way people think. - Gregory Bateson
The major problems in the world are the result of the difference between how nature works and the way people think.
A man walking is never in balance, but always correcting for imbalance. - Gregory Bateson
A man walking is never in balance, but always correcting for imbalance.
The meaning of your communication is the response you get. - Gregory Bateson
The meaning of your communication is the response you get.
Information is a difference that makes a difference. - Gregory Bateson
Information is a difference that makes a difference.
Without context words and actions have no meaning at all - Gregory Bateson
Without context words and actions have no meaning at all
What is the pattern that connects the crab to the lobster and the primrose to the orchid, and all of them to me, and me to you? - Gregory Bateson
What is the pattern that connects the crab to the lobster and the primrose to the orchid, and all of them to me, and me to you?
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