One could imagine such technology outsmarting financial markets, out-inventing human researchers, out-manipulating human leaders, and developing weapons we cannot even understand.

Life on Earth is at the ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by a disaster, such as sudden global warming, nuclear war, a genetically engineered virus or other dangers. I think the human race has no future if it doesn't go into space. I therefore want to encourage public interest in space.

We could call order by the name of God, but it would be an impersonal God. There's not much personal about the laws of physics.

The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.

Disability can be no handicap.

The meaning in life is not out there but inbetween our ears. In many ways this makes us the lords of creation.

Government works best under the glare of public scrutiny. Absent such scrutiny, abuses occur.