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We think we see a detailed, multicoloured world, but we don’t. This is a hoax so astonishing and all-encompassing that it is sometimes known in philosophy and psychology as the ‘grand illusion’.16
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“Now that I knew something was hacking the security cameras to watch me, I could use countermeasures. I probably should have been doing that from the beginning, but as you may have noticed that for a terrifying murderbot I fuck up a lot.”
― Artificial Condition
― Artificial Condition
“Anyone who thinks sitting in church can make you a Christian must also think that sitting in a garage can make you a car.”
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“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.”
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“Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.”
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“Slice the gray stuff up, Phoenix thinks. Put those circuits in place and give them room to grow and let’s see what the human brain can do with ’em. And you may as well put hinges on that piece of my skull you’re cutting out, ’cause you can bet that when Sitech or Omniware comes up with something new to add, I’ll want that installed, too. You’ve only got one life to live, right? So why waste it on outdated ’ware?”
― This Alien Shore
― This Alien Shore
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