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Every species becomes extinct; at some point, we will go extinct. The question is, as Homo sapiens, are we going to be… — Louise Leakey Copy Share Image
I can't imagine a mental life, a spiritual existence, not inextricably bound up with language of a formal, mediated nature. Telling stories,… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
Far from being the smartest possible biological species, we are probably better thought of as the stupidest possible biological species capable of… — Nick Bostrom Copy Share Image
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![“I think [contacting an alien civilization] would be a disaster. The extraterrestrials would probably be far in advance of us. The history of advanced races meeting more primitive people on this planet is not very happy, and they were the same species. I think we should keep our heads low.” quote by Stephen Hawking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/585/stephen-hawking-389_aliens_i-think-contacting-an-alien-civilization_1727877.jpg)
