“Consciousness is the chronic pain of life, and all higher organisms suffer it every waking moment.” — David Marusek Copy Share Image
“Imagine, Bishop, that you have a beloved cat, but that your cat is not with you. If you close your eyes and further imagine… — David Marusek Copy Share Image
“The journey of a thousands suns begins today. Some may question whether the journey is worth the sacrifice and danger. To them I say… — David Marusek Copy Share Image
“What a mistake that had been, to create a construct [AI] that could suffer. He knew that now. Life, pain, death, they were no… — David Marusek Copy Share Image
“Evolution is largely a temporal phenomenon, Merrill. The environment changes, and populations in that environment change in turn, or they languish. Individual organisms don't… — David Marusek Copy Share Image
“Society can serve its citizens only to the extent that it knows them.” — David Marusek Copy Share Image
“Why do we need so many people on Earth? I ask you. What are they good for? They live out ludicrous lives of pointless… — David Marusek Copy Share Image
“And among the sleeping soldiers and colonists in the crypts lay one apart, a woman who had forgotten the meaning of life.” — David Marusek Copy Share Image
“Intelligence is not limited to neural networks, Merrill. Indeed, half of human intelligence resides in our bodies outside our skulls…The genius of the irrational…This… — David Marusek Copy Share Image
“The person who works for recognition devalues the work he does, that awards are first and foremost political instruments, that altruism's true name is… — David Marusek Copy Share Image
![“What a mistake that had been, to create a construct [AI] that could suffer. He knew that now. Life, pain, death, they were no playthings. Biology was serious business, not for amateurs and foolish gods.” quote by David Marusek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/88b/david-marusek-27635_ai_what-a-mistake-that-had-been-to-create-a_391274.jpg)
![“Intelligence is not limited to neural networks, Merrill. Indeed, half of human intelligence resides in our bodies outside our skulls…The genius of the irrational…This is the body’s intelligence, not the mind’s. Every living cell possess it…[the] indomitable will to survive.” quote by David Marusek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/596/david-marusek-27635_ai_intelligence-is-not-limited-to-neural-ne_1172072.jpg)
