I firmly believe that the important things about humans are social in character and that relief by machines from many of our present demanding intellectual functions will finally give the human race time and incentive to learn how to live well together.

— Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths, Algorithms to Live By

It is as dangerous as it is absurd to pretend that we cannot make any judgments about the practices of a culture other than our own.

— Helen Pluckrose and James A. Lindsay, Cynical Theories

…they both noticed obvious and important empirical truths that should have been investigated by other scientists but were reflexively rejected by these scientists because the suggested explanations were not in line with the conventional thinking of the time. Today, this is known as a Semmelweis reflex.

— Gabriel Weinberg, Lauren McCann, Super Thinking

Complex systems don’t spring fully formed from the mind of some genius creator; they are the fruits of working through problems, deepening our understanding, and exploring ideas and potential solutions through sometimes hard work.

— David Farley, Modern Software Engineering

Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does

— Jean-Paul Sartre, Existentialism Is a Humanism