Best Eliezer Yudkowsky Quotes
- Why does any kind of cynicism appeal to people? Because it seems like a mark of maturity, of sophistication, like you’ve seen everything and know… Any
- Boys," said Hermione Granger, "should not be allowed to love girls without asking them first! This is true in a number of ways and especially… Allowed
- Your strength as a rationalist is your ability to be more confused by fiction than by reality. If you are equally good at explaining any… Ability
- The AI does not hate you, nor does it love you, but you are made out of atoms which it can use for something else. Atoms
- There is no justice in the laws of nature, no term for fairness in the equations of motion. The Universe is neither evil, nor good,… Care
- Many have stood their ground and faced the darkness when it comes for them. Fewer come for the darkness and force it to face them. Bravery
- Trying and getting hurt can't possibly be worse for you than being... stuck. Courage
- What people really believe doesn't feel like a BELIEF, it feels like the way the world IS. Belief
- ...there's something in science like the shine of the Patronus Charm, driving back all sorts of darkness and madness... All
- Not every change is an improvement but every improvement is a change; you can't do anything BETTER unless you can manage to do it DIFFERENTLY,… Anything Better
- Existential depression has always annoyed me; it is one of the world's most pointless forms of suffering. Always Annoyed
- To confess your fallibility and then do nothing about it is not humble; it is boasting of your modesty. Boast
- You will find ambiguity a great ally on your road to power. Give a sign of Slytherin on one day, and contradict it with a… Advantage
- I see little hope for democracy as an effective form of government, but I admire the poetry of how it makes its victims complicit in… Admire
- World domination is such an ugly phrase. I prefer to call it world optimisation. Call
- Every mystery ever solved had been a puzzle from the dawn of the human species right up until someone solved it. Been
- To worship a sacred mystery was just to worship your own ignorance. Ignorance
- You couldn't changed history. But you could get it right to start with. Do something differently the FIRST time around. This whole business with seeking… Ability
- I'm lazy! I hate work! Hate hard work in all its forms! Clever shortcuts, that's all I'm about! All
- I don't want to rule the universe. I just think it could be more sensibly organised. Inspirational
- Okay, so either (a) I just teleported somewhere else entirely (b) they can fold space like no one's business or (c) they are simply ignoring… All
- I'm wondering if there's a spell to make lightning flash in the background whenever I make an ominous resolution. Background
- - With respect, Professor McGonagall, I'm not quite sure you understand what I'm trying to do here. - With respect, Mr. Potter, I'm quite sure… Alarmed
- There were mysterious questions, but a mysterious answer was a contradiction in terms. Answer
- - Every time someone cries out in prayer and I can't answer, I feel guilty about not being God. - That doesn't sound good. -… All