The real question is not whether machines think but whether men do. The mystery which surrounds a thinking machine already surrounds a thinking man.
B. F. SkinnerIn the world at large we seldom vote for a principle or a given state of affairs. We vote for a man who pretends to believe in that principle or promises to achieve that state. We don't want a man, we want a condition of peace and plenty-- or, it may be, war and want-- but we must vote for a man.
B. F. SkinnerIf the world is to save any part of its resources for the future, it must reduce not only consumption but the number of consumers.
B. F. SkinnerIf freedom is a requisite for human happiness, then all thatโs necessary is to provide the illusion of freedom.
B. F. Skinner