KEEP IT SIMPLE

A cosmological observation from philosopher Emmanuel Kant, approx. 1781
"Two things fill me with awe because of their sublimity - the starry heavens above us and the moral law within us."

An opinion from philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1841
"With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do." He must "reconcile with that Over-Soul within which every man’s particular being is contained and made one with all others" ... "yielding to the spirit of prophecy which is innate in every man."

The law of evolution according to philosopher John Fiske, 1902
"We are now prepared to show inductively that wherever, as in organic aggregates, the conditions permit, the integration of matter and concomitant dissipation of motion, which primarily constitutes Evolution, is attended by a continuous change from indefinite, incoherent homogeneity to definite, coherent heterogeneity of structure and function, through successive differentiations and integrations."

An evolutionary thought from philosopher C.S. Peirce, 1902
"Sundry far less tenable hypotheses of lacunae between inviolable laws have been proposed."
A consideration of God by philosopher John Dewey, 1934
"We may well ask whether the power and significance in life of the traditional conceptions of God are not due to the ideal qualities referred to by them, the hypostatization of them into an existence being due to a conflux of tendencies in human nature that converts the object of desire into an antecedent reality."

The homeowners defense act according to Democrat Tim Mahoney, 2007
"Our bill addresses this problem by allowing states that have tough building codes and an actuarially sound catastrophe program to be eligible for market competitive bridge loans to cover shortfalls in their catastrophe funds and in extreme disasters, access to low interest, long term loans."

Seems to me the lacuna between words and the comprehension of them has gradually enlarged over time always leaving us with word scat. Somewhere along the years the Transcendentalists reached the insight that through thought and will we can transcend the material level to a higher one of inspiration and miracle called the ideal. Yes, wonder at the world’s offerings is where we should begin; living a good life is where we should end. Anything in between will always remain just as unintelligible as the five confusing and incomprehensible quotes above.