Quote by Iain Banks
Technology determines the possibilities of society. It doesnt matt

Technology determines the possibilities of society. It doesnt matter whether you start out from a fascist state or a communist state or a free-market state. – Iain Banks

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Science fiction is trying to find alternative ways of looking at realities. – Iain Banks

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Science
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A lot of what the Culture is about is a reaction to all the science fiction I was reading in my very early teens. – Iain Banks

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Science
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Torture is such a slippery slope as soon as you allow a society or any legal system to do that, almost instantly you get a situation where people are being tortured for very trivial reasons. – Iain Banks

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By 2007, we were finally living in a culture where people get what networks are and what technology can do to connect people. – Chris Hughes

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When ATM machines came out and people were prosecuted for robbing ATM machines, I dont think anybody thought the banks were against technology because they didnt want their ATM machines lifted. – Hilary Rosen

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Most technological advances in our life now come from serendipitous discoveries. That is a contraction of rocket technology and computer technology and atomic clock technology. – Serge Haroche

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To explore technology for me is something that I have to do. Otherwise, I feel completely left in the back… abandoned. – Bernardo Bertolucci

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