Ted Chiang Quotes

Freedom Isn't An Illusion; It's Perfectly Real In The Context Of Sequential Consciousness. Within The Context Of Simultaneous Consciousness, Freedom Is Not Meaningful, But Neither Is Coercion; It's Simply A Different Context, No More Or Less Valid Than The Other. It's Like That Famous Optical Illusion, The Drawing Of Either An Elegant Young Woman, Face Turned Away From The Viewer, Or A Wart-nosed Crone, Chin Tucked Down On Her Chest. There's No "correct" Interpretation; Both Are Equally Valid. But You Can't See Both At The Same Time.
"Similarly, Knowledge Of The Future Was Incompatible With Free Will. What Made It Possible For Me To Exercise Freedom Of Choice Also Made It Impossible For Me To Know The Future. Conversely, Now That I Know The Future, I Would Never Act Contrary To That Future, Including Telling Others What I Know: Those Who Know The Future Don't Talk About It. Those Who've Read The Book Of Ages Never Admit To It.

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