There are no morals about technology at all. Technology expands our ways of thinking about things, expands our ways of doing things. If were bad people we use technology for bad purposes and if were good people we use it for good purposes. – Herbert Simon
One of the first rules of science is if somebody delivers a secret weapon to you, you better use it. – Herbert Simon
Human knowledge has been changing from the word go and people in certain respects behave more rationally than they did when they didnt have it. They spend less time doing rain dances and more time seeding clouds. – Herbert Simon
Anything that gives us new knowledge gives us an opportunity to be more rational. – Herbert Simon
Most sailing ships take what they call trainees, who pay to be part of the crew. The Picton Castle takes people who are absolutely raw recruits. But you cant just ride along. Youre learning to steer the ship, navigation youre pulling lines, keeping a lookout in the galley youre cooking. – Billy Campbell