"General principles should not be based on exceptional…" — Robert J. Sawyer
"General principles should not be based on exceptional cases."
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18 Quotes by Robert J. Sawyer
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The right things to do are those that keep our violence in abeyance; the wrong things are those that bring…
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Honor does not have to be defended.
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You can't choose the ways in which you'll be tested.
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Secrecy was the problem; transparency the obvious cure.
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That natural selection can produce changes within a type is disputed by no one, not even the staunchest creationist. But…
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Not wanting to die was another universal constant, it seemed.
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How do you define God? Like this. A God I could understand, at least potentially, was infinitely more interesting and…
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With billions of years, who knows what science might make possible? Why, it might even make it possible for an…
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Since ancient times, the philosophers' secret has always been this: we know that God does not exist, or, at least,…
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A science fiction writer should try to combine the intimately human with the grandly cosmic.
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Do you think it's possible that things that seem to be discrete in three dimensions might all be part of…
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Naturally, one does not normally discuss plans to commit murder with the intended victim.
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