"A burning itch to know is higher than……" — Eliezer Yudkowsky
"A burning itch to know is higher than a solemn vow to pursue truth. To feel the burning itch of curiosity requires both that you be ignorant, and that you desire to relinquish your ignorance."
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67 Quotes by Eliezer Yudkowsky
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Science has heroes, but no gods. The great Names are not our superiors, or even our rivals, they are passed…
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Do not flinch from experiences that might destroy your beliefs. The thought you cannot think controls you more than thoughts…
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