Quote #44

6) It is easier to destroy than create. Bin Laden tore down the World Trade Center? Let's see him build one. If human beings didn't have a strong preference for creation, nothing would get built, ever.

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  1. 5) Psi and/or magical powers, if real, are nearly useless.
  2. 7) Any damn fool can predict the past.
  3. 4) Giving up freedom for security has begun to look naive. Even to me. Many of you were ahead of me on this - Three out of four hijacked ai…
  4. 8) History never repeats itself.
  5. 3) Mother Nature doesn't care if you're having fun.
  6. 9) Ethics change with technology.
  7. 2) Never fire a laser at a mirror.
  8. 10) Anarchy is the least stable of social structures.

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