Michael John Englehorn
“It was disturbing to think of the Flatline as a construct, a hardwired ROM cassette replicating a dead man’s skills, obsessions, knee-jerk responses. . . .”
― Neuromancer
― Neuromancer
“The hands that help are better far than lips that pray.”
― The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. IV
― The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. IV
“A man with a rifle or a club can only be stopped by a person who defends himself with a rifle or a club. That's equality. If the United States government doesn't want you and me to have rifles, then take the rifles away from those racists.
If they don't want you and me to use clubs, take the clubs away from the racists. If they don't want you and me to get violent, then stop the racists from being violent. Don't teach us non-violence!!!”
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If they don't want you and me to use clubs, take the clubs away from the racists. If they don't want you and me to get violent, then stop the racists from being violent. Don't teach us non-violence!!!”
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“The fear of God is not the beginning of wisdom. The fear of God is the death of wisdom. Skepticism and doubt lead to study and investigation, and investigation is the beginning of wisdom.”
― Why I Am an Agnostic and Other Essays
― Why I Am an Agnostic and Other Essays
“The survivors of the blind cheerful optimists turn into cynical pessimistic veterans;”
― If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All
― If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All
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