“Many people believe that our lives end not when we die but when the ve...” — Douglas Hofstadter Quote

Many people believe that our lives end not when we die but when the very last person who knew us dies. Memory is part of it, yes, but I think it's much more than memory.

You can imagine a soul as being a detailed, elaborate pattern that exists very clearly in one brain. When a person dies, the original is no longer around. But there are other versions of it in other people's brains. It's a less detailed copy, it's coarse-grained.

There has to be a common sense cutoff for craziness, and when that threshold is exceeded, then the criteria for publication should get far, far more stringent.

This sentence contradicts itself - no actually it doesn't.

I truly believe the things Notre Dame stands for.

I believe the land of Palestine will be returned to owners of the land with the help of God.

I believe the life of every person is worthy of scrutiny, containing its own secrets and dramas.

I stopped smoking. When I stopped smoking, my voice changed... so drastically, I couldn't believe it myself.

People watch the Olympics because they want to believe in heroes; I know I did.