I, Robot
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All normal life, Peter, consciously or otherwise, resents domination. If the domination is by an inferior, or by a supposed inferior, the resentment becomes stronger.
“Our beliefs are based on our experience, which gives us a very incomplete picture of the world, and it's easy to jump to false conclusions.”
― The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World
― The Master Algorithm: How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World
“There is a regrettable human tendency to exaggerate stability, to believe in equilibrium. ...........It is about change, change and change. Nothing stays same forever.”
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“The world’s not just a stage. It’s a casino, and our lives are games of chance. And when people calculate the odds in any life situation, they are often making judgments about similarity—or (strange new word!) representativeness. You”
― The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds
― The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds
“the future of humanity is decided in your absence, because you are too busy feeding and clothing your kids – you and they will not be exempt from the consequences.”
― 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
― 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
“Man might defined as "modern" largely to the extent that he attempts to control, as opposed to adjust himself to, nature.”
― The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
― The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
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