There were mysterious questions, but a mysterious answer was a contradiction in terms.

The AI does not hate you, nor does it love you, but you are made out of atoms which it can use for something else.

If I'm teaching deep things, then I view it as important to make people feel like they're learning deep things, because otherwise, they will still have a hole in their mind for "deep truths" that needs filling, and they will go off and fill their heads with complete nonsense that has been written in a more satisfying style.

Rationality is the master lifehack which distinguishes which other lifehacks to use.

What people really believe doesn't feel like a BELIEF, it feels like the way the world IS.

If you are equally good at explaining any outcome, you have zero knowledge.

Boys," said Hermione Granger, "should not be allowed to love girls without asking them first! This is true in a number of ways and especially when it comes to gluing people to the ceiling!