Quotations
It leads us to the endless and perfect end, teaching…
“It leads us to the endless and perfect end, teaching us beforehand the future life that we shall lead, according to God, and with gods; after we are freed from all punishment and penalty which we undergo, in consequence of our sins, for salutary discipline.”
Nick BostromIt may be possible for simulated civilizations to become posthuman.
“It may be possible for simulated civilizations to become posthuman. They may then run their own ancestorsimulations on powerful computers they build in their simulated universe. Such computers would be “virtual machines”, a familiar concept in computer science. (Java script webapplets, for instance, run on a virtual machine – a simulated computer – inside your desktop.”
it must needs be, that there is an opposition in…
“it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things . If not so, my firstborn in the wilderness, righteousness could not be brought to pass, neither wickedness, neither holiness nor misery, neither good nor bad.”
Sigmund FreudIt seems certain that we do not feel comfortable in…
“It seems certain that we do not feel comfortable in our presentday civilization, but it is very difficult to form an opinion whether and in what degree men of an earlier age felt happier and what part their cultural conditions played in the matter. . . . It is time for us to turn our attention to the nature of this civilization on whose value as a means to happiness doubts have been thrown.”
Hugh B. BrownIt seems obvious that the scriptures were not intended as…
“It seems obvious that the scriptures were not intended as texts in biology, anthropology, geology or any other of the sciences.”
Brigham YoungI will now say, not only to our delegate to…
“I will now say, not only to our delegate to Congress, but to the Elders who leave the body of the Church, that he thought that all the cats and kittens were let out of the bag when brother Pratt went back last fall, and published the Revelation concerning the plurality of wives: it was thought there was no other cat to let out.”
I will tell of the decree of the Lord: He…
“I will tell of the decree of the Lord: He said to me, "You are my son; today I have begotten you. Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.”
Michael ShermerI would like to immodestly propose Shermer’s Last Law…
“I would like to immodestly propose Shermer’s Last Law . . . “Any sufficiently advanced extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI) is indistinguishable from God.” God is typically described by Western religions as omniscient and omnipotent. Because we are far from possessing these traits, how can we possibly distinguish a God who has them absolutely from an ETI who merely has them copiously relative to us? We can’t.”
David O. McKayI would like to know just what it is that…
“I would like to know just what it is that a man must be required to believe to be a member of this Church. Or, what it is that he is not permitted to believe, and remain a member of this Church. I would like to know just what that is. Is it evolution? I hope not, because I believe in evolution.”
Joseph F. SmithJesus had not finished his work when his body was…
“Jesus had not finished his work when his body was slain, neither did he finish it after his resurrection from the dead; although he had accomplished the purpose for which he then came to the earth, he had not fulfilled all his work. And when will he? Not until he has redeemed and saved every son and daughter of our father Adam that have been or ever will be born upon this earth to the end of time, except the sons of perdition.”