Ted Chiang Quotes

My Message To You Is This: Pretend That You Have Free Will. It's Essential That You Behave As If Your Decisions Matter, Even Though You Know They Don't. The Reality Isn't Important: What's Important Is Your Belief, And Believing The Lie Is The Only Way To Avoid A Waking Coma. Civilization Now Depends On Self-deception. Perhaps It Always Has.

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