002783

One sign of great danger in thought: when the aspect that measures confuses itself with its methods… or its measurements. The measurer is not the measured… and never will be.

002784

Our ‘nations’ have become monstrous lies, and with their ‘priorities’ I share little, for what is said is never what is meant, and what is done is largely atrocity — dressed in the scintillating mimicry of virtue. To Virtue, however, I cleave....

002785

“There are metaphoric factors in our language — and habits of thought and usage we acquire largely through exposure and emulation — which predispose us to attempt to define ourselves in terms of ideas or situations which have nothing in common with our nature or...

002787

Just saying that that word ‘simulation’ doesn’t mean what (vast populations) appear to think it means. A simulation is a model made by humans to represent some aspects of a situation they have distinguished in language and concepts.

002788

Apparently many drivers are deeply confused about who decides whether or not it is safe to walk in front of a car that is slowing or stopped at a crosswalk. Dear drivers: it’s not you.