- With respect, Professor McGonagall, I'm not quite sure you understand what I'm trying to do here. - With respect, Mr. Potter, I'm quite sure I don't. Unless - this is a guess, mind - you're trying to take over the world? - No! I mean yes - well, NO! - I think i should perhaps be alarmed that you have trouble answering the question.
Eliezer YudkowskyI don't want to rule the universe. I just think it could be more sensibly organised.
Eliezer YudkowskySingularitarians are the munchkins of the real world. We just ignore all the usual dungeons and head straight for the cycle of infinite wish spells.
Eliezer YudkowskyThere were mysterious questions, but a mysterious answer was a contradiction in terms.
Eliezer Yudkowsky