We have not yet seen what man can make of man. B. F. Skinner makeman Change image and share on social
I remember when I was a freshman in college, I was still somewhat bothered by... worried... about religion. I remember going to this professor of philosophy and telling him that I had lost my faith. B. F. Skinner bothercollegefaith Change image and share on social
Must we wait for selection to solve the problems of overpopulation, exhaustion of resources, pollution of the environment and a nuclear holocaust, or can we take explicit steps to make our future more secure? In the latter case, must we not transcend selection? B. F. Skinner caseenvironmentexhaustion share on social
A person who has been punished is not less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment. B. F. Skinner avoidbehaveincline Change image and share on social
I have to tell people that they are not responsible for their behavior. They're not creating it; they're not initiating anything. It's all found somewhere else. That's an awful lot to relinquish. B. F. Skinner awfulbehaviorcreate Change image and share on social
I don't think my mother and father ever had any doubts about what I was to be punished for or not. My parents come from a very strictly defined culture. B. F. Skinner culturedefinedoubt Change image and share on social
Properly used, positive reinforcement is extremely powerful. B. F. Skinner extremelypositivepowerful Change image and share on social
I don't know whether I want to improve religion or not. I prefer to get rid of it. B. F. Skinner improvepreferreligion Change image and share on social
I did not direct my life. I didn't design it. I never made decisions. Things always came up and made them for me. That's what life is. B. F. Skinner decisiondesigndirect Change image and share on social
Religions work for their own aggrandizement - strengthen the church and so on - and they use reinforcers of one kind or another to get obedience and so on from their communicants. B. F. Skinner aggrandizementchurchcommunicant Change image and share on social
