Quotes of Harry Harrison - somelinesforyou

“ Can machines have souls? You ask me that and I ask you if souls can learn. If they can't — then of what importance is this concept? Sterile and empty and unchangeable for eternity. How much more preferable it is to understand that we create ourselves… ”

- Harry Harrison and Marvin Minsky

“ Can machines have souls? You ask me that and I ask you if souls can learn. If they can't — then of what importance is this concept? Sterile and empty and unchangeable for eternity. How much more preferable it is to understand that we create ourselves… ”

- Harry Harrison and Marvin Minsky

“ Can machines have souls? You ask me that and I ask you if souls can learn. If they can't — then of what importance is this concept? Sterile and empty and unchangeable for eternity. How much more preferable it is to understand that we create ourselves… ”

- Harry Harrison and Marvin Minsky

“ Can machines have souls? You ask me that and I ask you if souls can learn. If they can't — then of what importance is this concept? Sterile and empty and unchangeable for eternity. How much more preferable it is to understand that we create ourselves… ”

- Harry Harrison and Marvin Minsky

“ Can machines have souls? You ask me that and I ask you if souls can learn. If they can't — then of what importance is this concept? Sterile and empty and unchangeable for eternity. How much more preferable it is to understand that we create ourselves… ”

- Harry Harrison and Marvin Minsky

“ The principles we live by, in business and in social life, are the most important part of happiness. We need to be careful, upon achieving happiness, not to lose the virtues which have produced it. ”

- Harry Harrison

“ The principles we live by, in business and in social life, are the most important part of happiness. We need to be careful, upon achieving happiness, not to lose the virtues which have produced it. ”

- Harry Harrison

“ Can machines have souls? You ask me that and I ask you if souls can learn. If they can't — then of what importance is this concept? Sterile and empty and unchangeable for eternity. How much more preferable it is to understand that we create ourselves… ”

- Harry Harrison and Marvin Minsky

“ Even more so,... The military is always out to get you. And they're very cruel and heartless with good reason, too. They want to break you down in basic training. They want you to die in combat. For a civilian, it's a heartless regime. From the military point of view, it's a wonderful way to get guys out there and kill people. ”

- Harry Harrison

“ Can machines have souls? You ask me that and I ask you if souls can learn. If they can't — then of what importance is this concept? Sterile and empty and unchangeable for eternity. How much more preferable it is to understand that we create ourselves… ”

- Harry Harrison and Marvin Minsky

“ Can machines have souls? You ask me that and I ask you if souls can learn. If they can't — then of what importance is this concept? Sterile and empty and unchangeable for eternity. How much more preferable it is to understand that we create ourselves… ”

- Harry Harrison and Marvin Minsky
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