Ted Chiang quotes
Ted Chiang is an award-winning American science fiction writer, renowned for his thought-provoking short stories and novellas. His works explore complex themes such as free will, artificial intelligence, and the nature of reality. He has won multiple prestigious awards, including the Hugo and Nebula. Here are 14 of his quotes:
Centuries of their labor would not reveal to them any more of Creation than they already knew. Yet through their endeavor, men would glimpse the unimaginable artistry of Yahweh's work, in seeing how ingeniously the world had been constructed. By this construction, Yahweh's work was indicated, and Yahweh's work was concealed.
Ted Chiang
"Forgive and forget" goes the expression, and for our idealized magnanimous selves, that was all you needed. But for our actual selves the relationship between those two actions wasn't so straightforward. In most cases we had to forget a little bit before we could forgive; when we no longer experienced the pain as fresh, the insult was easier to forgive, which in turn made it less memorable, and so on.
Ted Chiang
We've reached a point where we can begin to adjust our minds. The question is, when is it appropriate for us to do so? We shouldn't automatically accept that natural is better, nor should we automatically presume that we can improve on nature. It's up to us to decide which qualities we value, and what's the best way to achieve those.
Ted Chiang
Ted Chiang
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Occupation: American Writer
Born: October 20, 1967
Quotes count: 14
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