“I think we're going to the moon because it's in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It's by the nature of his deep inner soul... we're required to do these things just as salmon swim upstream.” ThinkingHumansSoulFacesChallengesHuman BeingsMoonSwimSalmon Author:Neil Armstrong
“I keep trying to explain to people that the archetype of intelligence is not Dustin Hoffman in 'The Rain Man;' it is a human being, period. It is squishy things that explode in a vacuum, leaving footprints on their moon.” PeopleMenTryingHumansHuman BeingsPeriodsMoonRainLeavingVacuumsKeep TryingFootprintArchetype Author:Eliezer Yudkowsky
“Human beings are attracted to novelty: to probe the adjacent possible. We didnt stay in the caves. We didnt stay on the planet, and soon we wont stay within the limitations of our biology. We move forward. We transcend our limits. We go to the moon, and we create the Internet.” HumansMovingHuman BeingsPlanetsInternetMoonLimitsMoving ForwardLimitationBiologyCavesNovelty Author:Jason Silva