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“Once, men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.”
“Overhead, without any fuss, the stars were going out.”
― The Nine Billion Names of God
― The Nine Billion Names of God
“All knowledge is one. When a light brightens and illuminates a corner of a room, it adds to the general illumination of the entire room. Over and over again, scientific discoveries have provided answers to problems that had no apparent connection with the phenomena that gave rise to the discovery.”
― Atom: Journey Across the Subatomic Cosmos
― Atom: Journey Across the Subatomic Cosmos
“If you go home with somebody, and they don't have books, don't fuck 'em!”
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“Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.”
― Foundation
― Foundation
“Don't you believe in flying saucers, they ask me? Don't you believe in telepathy? — in ancient astronauts? — in the Bermuda triangle? — in life after death?
No, I reply. No, no, no, no, and again no.
One person recently, goaded into desperation by the litany of unrelieved negation, burst out "Don't you believe in anything?"
Yes", I said. "I believe in evidence. I believe in observation, measurement, and reasoning, confirmed by independent observers. I'll believe anything, no matter how wild and ridiculous, if there is evidence for it. The wilder and more ridiculous something is, however, the firmer and more solid the evidence will have to be.”
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No, I reply. No, no, no, no, and again no.
One person recently, goaded into desperation by the litany of unrelieved negation, burst out "Don't you believe in anything?"
Yes", I said. "I believe in evidence. I believe in observation, measurement, and reasoning, confirmed by independent observers. I'll believe anything, no matter how wild and ridiculous, if there is evidence for it. The wilder and more ridiculous something is, however, the firmer and more solid the evidence will have to be.”
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Erik’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Erik’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,541 books
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342 friends
2,060 books
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167 friends
1,116 books
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38 friends
807 books
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9 friends
1,210 books
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60 friends
46 books
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3,944 friends
3,296 books
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1,161 friends
361 books
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21 friends
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