Alpha Centauri Quotes: Tech's 25-49
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3:47 Great quote.
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I guess it all really comes down to Pessimism vs Optimism.
I'm optimistic. Ergo, I am Hindu
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@Robbos the reason not hope is that the sort of hope your talking about blinds us to reality. hope is a blind fold that comforts us because it prevonts us from seeing that brick wall our civlisation is runing towards. i always felt Prokhor was being sarcastic there. sarcastic about science and religion at the same time just in one little quote thats Alpha Centauri for you
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"Begin with a function of arbitrary complexity. Feed it values, "sense data". Then, take your result, square it, and feed it back into your original function, adding a new set of sense data. Continue to feed your results back into the original function ad infinitum. What do you have? the fundamental principle of human consciousness." - WOW
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the earthen dude abides
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@RandomString I feel like "Now We Are Alone" was probably an early, loftier effort. A scientist believing he knows everything. But later, having "tasted the fruit", he sees he's just begun learning. That's my take on it.
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So what is the earlier book: "Now we are alone" or "For i have tasted the fruit"?
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@Alignn i do see your point
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Huh? No, she was saying that it was a mystery that the universe existed at all if there is a god, not that it was a mystery that it had evil in it. In no way did she imply that the imperfectness of the universe proved the non-existence of god.
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@frederikIII Exactly, who would have thought a religious zealot (albeit fictional) could manage to prove the non-existence of god.
Fantastic. SMAC's quotes are a million times better than Leonard Nimoy's ramblings in Civ4. Such variety and intelligent. Thanks for making this :)
tehren99 3 years ago 33
This game is incredible...
Great script and great graphics...
Strategy 101%
Nachuelas 2 years ago 19