“The human brain cannot release enough neurotransmitters to feel emotion a thousand times as strong as the grief of one funeral. A prospective risk going from 10,000,000 deaths to 100,000,000 deaths does not multiply by ten the strength of our determination to stop it. It adds one more zero on paper for our eyes to glaze over.” FeelsHumansDoeEnoughEyeStrongGriefEmotionBrainRiskThousandTenPaperDeterminationAddReleaseZeroFuneralHuman BrainNeurotransmitters Author:Eliezer Yudkowsky
“It is triple ultra forbidden to respond to criticism with violence. There are a very few injunctions in the human art of rationality that have no ifs, ands, buts, or escape clauses. This is one of them. Bad argument gets counterargument. Does not get bullet. Never. Never ever never for ever.” IfsHumansDoeArtPhilosophyViolenceArgumentCriticismBulletsRationalityForbiddenClausesUltrasCounterarguments Author:Eliezer Yudkowsky
“When you are older, you will learn that the first and foremost thing which any ordinary person does is nothing.” FirstsPersonsDoeOrdinaryOrdinary Person Author:Eliezer Yudkowsky
“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 better. Or because putting something down feels like pushing yourself up.” PeopleKnowsFeelsKindDoeSeemsLike YouMarkAppealsMaturityPushingCynicismSophisticationPush Yourself Author:Eliezer Yudkowsky
“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.” DoeMadeUseHateLove YouAtomsHate You Author:Eliezer Yudkowsky
“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, it simply does not care. The stars don't care, or the Sun, or the sky. But they don't have to! WE care! There IS light in the world, and it is US!” WorldDoeLightCareLawUniverseEvilStarsTermJusticeSunSkyDon't CareFairnessRationalityEquationsLaws Of Nature Author:Eliezer Yudkowsky
