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Dataism declares that the universe consists of data flows, and the value of any phenomenon or entity is determined by its contribution to data processing.

Ai is nowhere human-like existence. But 99% of human qualities and abilities are simply redundant for the performance of most modern jobs. For AI to squeeze humans out of the job market, it needs only to outperform us in the specific abilities a particular profession demands.

The upgrading of humans into gods may follow any of the three parhs: biological engineering, cyborg engineering and the engineering of non-organic beings.

Fear, depression and trauma are not caused by shells, booby traps or car bombs. They are caused by hormones, neurotransmitters and neural networks... The difference is in the soldier's biochemistry, and if we find ways to control it we will at one stroke produce both happier soldiers and more efficient armies.

Because Christianity, Islam and Hinduism insisted that the meaning of our existence depended on our fate in the afterlife, they viewed death as a vital and positive part of the world [...]. In reality, however, humans [...] always die due to some technical glitch.

Success breeds ambition, and our recent achievements are now pushing humankind to set itself even more daring goals. [...] we will now aim to upgrade humans into Gods, and turn Homo sapiens into Homo deus.

When the moment comes to choose between economic growth and ecological stability, politicians, CEOs and voters almost always prefer growth. In the 21st century we shall have to do better if we are to avoid catastrophe

It is within our power to make things better and to reduce the incidence of suffering even further.

Terrorists are like a fly that tries to destroy a china shop. The fly is so weak that it cannot budge even a single teacup. So it finds a bull, gets inside its ear and starts buzzing. The bull goes wild with fear and anger, and destroys the china shop. This is what happened in the Middle East in the last decade...

Sugar is more dangerous than gunpowder.