“A person whose skin is metallic can no more have its reproduction restricted than a black-skinned person. Regarding life as a form of machinery and intelligent machines as people without our environmental limitations is essential in understanding FAP, the Final Anthropic Principle, which deals with evolution in the far future.” PeoplePersonsFormUnderstandingBlackDealsPrinciplesEvolutionEssentialsSkinsMachinesIntelligentEnvironmentalFinalsLimitationMachineryOur EnvironmentReproductionMetallicAnthropic PrincipleIntelligent Machines Author:Frank J. Tipler
“Problems are hidden opportunities and constraints can actually boost creativity. If you have some crazy ideas in your mind, and that people tell you that it's impossible to make, well, that's an even better reason to want to do it, because people have a tendency to see the problems rather than the final result, whereas if you start to deal with problems as being your allies rather than your opponents, life will start to dance with you in the most amazing way.” PeopleIfsWayWantMindWellsIdeasReasonProblemOpportunityResultsDealsCreativityImpossibleCrazyFinalsTendenciesOpponentsAlliesConstraintsBoostMost AmazingCrazy Ideas Author:Martin Villeneuve
“The shadow of an exit of Greece from the euro zone takes on ever clearer shape, repeated apparently final attempts to reach a deal are starting to make the whole process look ridiculous. There is an ever greater number of people who feel as if the Greek government is giving them the run-around.” PeopleIfsGivingFeelsLooksWholeGovernmentRunningProcessDealsNumbersGreaterShapesShadowFinalsStartingRidiculousGreekZoneGreeceExitEuro Author:Sigmar Gabriel
“Few things infuse a member of Congress with more courage than self-imposed term limits or an imminent retirement. The issues they choose to focus on in their final months say a great deal about what are really the most important issues in the country.” ImportantSelfCountryPoliticalPoliticsTermDealsIssuesFocusMonthsLimitsMembersFinalsCongressRetirementImportant IssuesTerm Limits Book:Breach of Trust: How Washington Turns Outsiders Into Insiders Source: Breach of Trust: How Washington Turns Outsiders Into Insiders
“Everyone suffers; life is pain; and death is the final punctuation at the end of that sentence, so deal with it. I really think you can manage pain and suffering by living in fullness and being true to yourself and all those seemingly vapid platitudes.” ThinkingEndsPainLife IsSufferingDealsFinalsSentencesBeing TrueManageFullnessBe True To YourselfTrue To YourselfPunctuationPain And SufferingPlatitudesVapidLife Is Pain Author:Sufjan Stevens