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Denying the existence of God the Creator is like an artificial intelligent machine doubting the existence of human inventors. (Newton Lee)
God gives life to human beings who in turn give birth to artificial intelligence. View quote
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Conspiracy theories abound in many tragedies and injustices, but the greatest conspiracy of all is how human beings treat one another and other living things on Earth. View quote
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We can change our future, but we cannot escape our destiny. That is why life is a journey, not a destination. All roads lead to Rome, but our actions and inaction determine the meaning of our life regardless of the outcome. View quote
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Thanks to the Internet, words can travel at the speed of light, and no amount of censorship can stop the flow of information. ... Thanks to Malala's courage, no militant can silence her. Thanks to the Internet, the pen is mightier than the sword. View quote
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A few musical notes can morph into countless new songs, and a small set of vocabulary can create a congeries of poems. Infinite diversity in infinite combinations. View quote
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As citizen journalists and bloggers are becoming more important in news gathering and timely dissemination, mainstream media has found an important ally in the Fifth Estate. View quote
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It is up to humankind to make peace on earth, not by force but based on free will. Albert Einstein said, "Whatever there is of God and goodness in the universe, it must work itself out and express itself through us. We cannot stand aside and let God do it.”. View quote
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American civil rights activist and U. S. Army Sergeant Medgar Evers once said that "you can kill a man, but you can't kill an idea." His statement applies to both good and evil. Drones are powerful assassination weapons that offer short-term fixes. Drones kill terrorists, but not the idea of terrorism in the long term. View quote
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May we all come to realize that education and the humanities should be valued for nurturing our minds and society as a whole, and not only as a means to build future careers. View quote
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Boredom often stems from the lack of desire to reinvent oneself. Life is anything but boring. (Newton Lee)
Why is it that technology is often the one to blame? On the contrary, social media encourages people to "think aloud” and come up with bold, new, controversial, or opposing ideas. View quote
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Online dating versus traditional dating is like using an electronic calculator versus an abacus. They both can give you accurate results if used properly, but one of them is obviously faster and easier in the modern age. View quote
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To err is human. AI software modeled after humans will inevitably make mistakes. It is fine as long as the software learns from its errors and improves itself, which is something that humans ought to learn from AI. Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World, wrote in "Case of Voluntary Ignorance" in Collected Essays (1959): "That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach." View quote
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Verily, trust Google. The truth is out there; we just need to know how to Google it! View quote
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Total information awareness has helped to stabilize relations among international powers, and to that end espionage is making the world a safer place. View quote
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The "need to know" syndrome had reached epidemic proportions within the U. S. government, all the way to top including the Presidents of the United States. View quote
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The Sony saga has brought to light a hidden sinister: Cyber terrorism has reached a whole new level by combining cyber attacks and threats of physical terrorism. View quote
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The more information that countries and peoples have about each other, the better and safer the world will become. View quote
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Apart from a 20-minute stunt as Eeyore at Disneyland for "Disney Way One” and countless joyful hours of volunteering with my fellow colleagues, my job at Disney Online was mainly to make children happy by creating entertaining and educational games. View quote
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Instead of fearing the unknown, we must conquer our fear. (Newton Lee)
I sometimes wish to be a kid again and go through life a little differently. View quote
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If the meaning of life is futility, human longevity loses its luster. View quote
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Diversity emanates beauty. View quote
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Transhumanists around the world are cooperating to mitigate existential threats to humankind. View quote
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