Any civilization where the main symbol of religious veneration is a tool of execution is a bad place to have children.
Charles StrossOne ape's hallucination is another ape's religious experience - it just depends on which oneโs god module is overactive at the time.
Charles StrossTime is a corrosive fluid, dissolving motivation, destroying novelty, and leaching the joy from life.
Charles Stross[Core concepts: Human beings all have souls. Souls are software objects. Software is not immortal.]
Charles Stross