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Robert J. Sawyer

"Since ancient times, the philosophers' secret has always been this: we know that God does not exist, or, at least, if he does, he's utterly indifferent to our individual affairs--but we can't let the rabble know that; it's the fear of God, the threat of divine punishment and the promise of divine reward, that keeps in line those too unsophisticated to work out questions of morality on their own."

Source : Robert J. Sawyer (2009). “Calculating God”, p.146, Macmillan

Robert J. Sawyer

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“Eloquence is the child of knowledge. When a mind is full, like a wholesome river, it is also clear.”
“And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.”
“It is less dishonor to hear imperfectly than to speak imperfectly. The ears are excused; the understanding is not.”
“Vision, in my view, is the cause of the greatest benefit to us, inasmuch as none of the accounts now given concerning the Universe would ever have been given if men had not seen the stars or the sun or the heavens. But as it is, the vision of day and night and of months and circling years has created the art of number and has given us not only the notion of Time but also means of research into the nature of the Universe. From these we have procured Philosophy in all its range, than which no greater boon ever has come or will come, by divine bestowal, unto the race of mortals.”
“It’s very strange how electronic music formatted itself and forgot that its roots are about the surprise, freedom, and the acceptance of every race, gender, and style of music into this big party.”

Source : "Machines for Life". Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com.
“Big government conservatives are spending trillions and wasting billions. Republicans are no longer the party of fiscal conservancy, but the party of runaway spending and corruption.”
“So peaceful shalt thou end thy blissful days, And steal thyself from life by slow decays.”
“I like to tell students, 'I didn't burst on to the literary scene.' I'm never good at things at the beginning. I was terrible at the start. I need to work and work.”

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