To place oneself in the position of God is painful: being God is equivalent to being tortured. For being God means that one is in harmony with all that is, including the worst. The existence of the worst evils is unimaginable unless God willed them. – Georges Bataille
The position I took at the time was that we hadnt really examined any of the potential environmental consequences of introducing genetically modified organisms. – Jeremy Rifkin
I think there is a difference between Slate and Salon. I think we both serve important functions on the Internet. As more and more Websites disappear, Im thankful Slate is still around because it makes things less lonely. – David Talbot