You can't assert an answer just because it's not something else. Isaac Asimov More Quotes by Isaac Asimov More Quotes From Isaac Asimov It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be. This, in turn, means that our statesmen, our businessmen, our every man must take on a science fictional way of thinking. Isaac Asimov business change mean It is always useful, you see, to subject the past life of reform politicians to rather inquisitive research. Isaac Asimov reform research past Rejection slips, or form letters, however tactfully phrased, are lacerations of the soul, if not quite inventions of the devil-but there is no way around them. Isaac Asimov rejection soul writing If all human beings understood history, they might cease making the same stupid mistakes over and over. Isaac Asimov stupid mistake history To introduce something altogether new would mean to begin all over, to become ignorant again, and to run the old, old risk of failing to learn. Isaac Asimov ignorance running mean The whole business is the crudest sort of stratagem, since we have no way of foreseeing it to the end. It is a mere paying out of rope on the chance that somewhere along the length of it will be a noose. Isaac Asimov rope chance way Science is dangerous. There is no question but that poison gas, genetic engineering, and nuclear weapons and power stations are terrifying. It may be that civilization is falling apart and the world we know is coming to an end. In that case, why no turn to religion and look forward to the Day of Judgment, ... [being] lifted into eternal bliss ... [and] watching the scoffers and disbelievers writhe forever in torment. Isaac Asimov engineering science fall Life is a journey, but don't worry, you'll find a parking spot at the end. Isaac Asimov journey worry life Naturally, there's got to be a limit for I don't expect to live forever, but I do intend to hang on as long as possible. Isaac Asimov limits forever long Naturally, since [the Sumerians] didn't know what caused the flood anymore than we do, they blamed the gods. (That's the advantage of religion. You're never short an explanation for anything.) Isaac Asimov atheism rage fear You see, proteins, as I probably needn't tell you, are immensely complicated groupings of amino acids and certain other specialized compounds, arranged in intricate three-dimensional patterns that are as unstable as sunbeams on a cloudy day. It is this instability that is life, since it is forever changing its position in an effort to maintain its identity--in the manner of a long rod balanced on an acrobat's nose. Isaac Asimov effort forever long The dangers that face the world can, every one of them, be traced back to science. The salvations that may save the world will, every one of them, be traced back to science. Isaac Asimov may science world They don't want equal time - they want all the time there is. Isaac Asimov equal want On Earth, we are unmanned by our longing for a pastoral past that never really existed; and that, if it had existed, could never exist again...on the Moon, there is no past to long for or dream about. There is no direction but forward. Isaac Asimov moon dream past To test a perfect theory with imperfect instruments did not impress the Greek philosophers as a valid way to gain knowledge. Isaac Asimov perfect science knowledge Author's Notes: This story starts with section 6. This is not a mistake. I have my own subtle reasoning. So, just read, and enjoy. Isaac Asimov subtle stories mistake Experimentation is the least arrogant method of gaining knowledge. The experimenter humbly asks a question of nature. Isaac Asimov arrogance science knowledge Postulates are based on assumption and adhered to by faith. Nothing in the Universe can shake them. Isaac Asimov shakes assumption universe With both people and computers on the job, computer error can be more quickly tracked down and corrected by people and, conversely, human error can be more quickly corrected by computers. What it amounts to is that nothing serious can happen unless human error and computer error take place simultaneously. And that hardly ever happens. Isaac Asimov errors jobs people Considering what human beings do and have done to human beings (and to other living things as well) ... I can never imagine what the devil people think computers can add to the horrors. Isaac Asimov devil people thinking
