The Fundamental Premise Of Sci-fi

In All Of History, We Have Found Just One Cure For Error—a Partial Antidote Against Making And Repeating Grand, Foolish Mistakes, A Remedy Against Self-deception. That Antidote Is Criticism.

History And Geology Show What An Eyeblink It's Been Since Our Current, Comfortable Culture Came About. And Yet That Culture Is Using Up Absolutely Everything At A Ferocious Rate.

Why Must Conversions Always Come So Late? Why Do People Always Apologize To Corpses?

Self-righteous People Can Talk Themselves Into Forgetting They Are Part Of A Civilization. They Can Then Feed On That Culture, Bringing It Down. It's Happened Many Times In The Past. It Could Happen To Us.

Where Subtlety Fails Us We Must Simply Make Do With Cream Pies.