Author of quotes: Eliezer Yudkowsky



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Quote Explanation: Chapter 73. Self-actualization. Part 8. Sacred and profane
№ 461128   Added Viker 13-01-2024 / 11:58
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Quote Explanation: Chapter 72. Self-actualization. Part 7. Plausible deniability
№ 461127   Added Viker 13-01-2024 / 11:58
It is always easy to hesitate, but not often useful.
№ 460777   Added Viker 10-01-2024 / 16:23
Always walk in the shadows, then both light and darkness will follow you.
№ 460776   Added Viker 10-01-2024 / 16:23
- Why? - Dumbledore echoed. “Ah, Harry, if I spent all day wondering why I do this or that way, I wouldn’t have enough time to do anything!” I'm a very busy person, you know.
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I'm not a psychopath. I'm just a creative thinker.
№ 460774   Added Viker 10-01-2024 / 16:23
“Life,” the lady answered without hesitation. - This is one of the most obvious riddles I have ever heard.
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I'm lazy! I hate working! I hate hard work in all its forms! Cunning and elegant solutions are my strong point!
№ 460772   Added Viker 10-01-2024 / 16:23
Not thinking about something won't stop it from happening.
№ 460771   Added Viker 10-01-2024 / 16:22
Unfortunately, the Muggles are dragging their feet on the only project that would allow wizards to escape this planet before it gets blown up.
Quote Explanation: Harry asks the professor what kind of science he is ready to admit, and Quirrel talks about space exploration.
№ 445741   Added MegaMozg 24-10-2022 / 19:51
If I have no idea about a certain phenomenon, then this is a fact about the state of my mind, and not about the phenomenon itself. A phenomenon may seem mysterious to a certain person. There are no phenomena that are mysterious in themselves. To worship a phenomenon because it looks so amazingly mysterious is to worship one's own ignorance.
№ 440427   Added MegaMozg 04-06-2022 / 14:27
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Quote Explanation: a hrefu003dhttps://lesswrong.ru/w/%D0%9E%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80% D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0% BD%D1%8B%D0%B5_%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F rel u003dnofollow I expect short conceptual distances
№ 440426   Added MegaMozg 04-06-2022 / 14:21
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Quote Explanation: a hrefu003dhttp://lesswrong.com/lw/ke/illusion_of_transparency_why_no_one_understands/ relu003dnofollowIllusion of Transparency: Why No One Understands You/a
№ 440417   Added MegaMozg 04-06-2022 / 10:51
He who talks too much about the Way will not go far along it.
Quote Explanation: 12 virtues of rationality. Eliezer Yudkovsky
№ 434358   Added Viker 24-01-2022 / 14:30