Whenever You Hear The Consensus Of Scientists

Most Areas Of Intellectual Life Have Discovered The Virtues Of Speculation, And Have Embraced Them Wildly. In Academia, Speculation Is Usually Dignified As Theory.

Theories Are Just Fantasies. And They Change.

In Order Not To Be Misunderstood, I Want It Perfectly Clear That I Believe It Is Incumbent On Us To Conduct Our Lives In A Way That Takes Into Account All The Consequences Of Our Actions, Including The Consequences To Other People, And The Consequences To The Environment.

Often I Feel I Go To Some Distant Region Of The World To Be Reminded Of Who I Really Am. There Is No Mystery About Why This Should Be So. Stripped Of Your Ordinary Surroundings, Your Friends, Your Daily Routines, Your Refrigerator Full Of Your Food, Your Closet Full Of Your Clothes -- With All This Taken Away, You Are Forced Into Direct Experience. Such Direct Experience Inevitably Makes You Aware Of Who It Is That Is Having The Experience. That's Not Always Comfortable, But It Is Always Invigorating.

Morality Must Keep Up With Technology Because If A Person Is Faced With The Choice Of Being Moral And Dead Or Immoral And Alive, They'll Choose Life Everytime.