Dave

“So many things constrain us, from so many directions. The most altruistic and sustainable philosophies fail before the brute brain-stem imperative of self-interest. Subtle and elegant equations predict the behavior of the quantum world, but none can explain it. After four thousand years we can't even prove that reality exists beyond the mind of the first-person dreamer. We have such need of intellects greater than our own.”
― Peter Watts, Blindsight

“For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love. —CARL SAGAN”
― Matt Haig, The Humans

“On occasion, those attending Socrates Café have met the love of their lives.”
― Christopher Phillips, Socrates in Love: Philosophy for a Passionate Heart

“Good for you. The word ‘faster’ is becoming a synonym of ‘better.’ As if the goal of human evolution is to be a sentient bullet.”
― David Mitchell, Utopia Avenue