“Dear Hilde, if the human brain was simple enough for us to understand, we would still be so stupid that we couldn't understand it. Love, Dad.”
“If our brains were simple enough for us to understand them, we'd be so simple that we couldn't.”
“If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't.”
“If the human brain were so simple that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn’t.”
“If the brain was simple enough to be understood - we would be too simple to understand it!”
“People are stupid. Why are they so stupid? There is an algorithm for the way humans were designed: love and be loved. Follow it andyou’re happy. Fight against it and you’re not. It’s so simple, it’s hard to understand.”