“#AirPods are killing our #friendship.” ~@vvanedwards

#Coffee shop: A group sits at the edge of a table avoiding the hot sun. Employee: “Do you guys mind scooting down a bit? I can’t have the #retail wall blocked.” If you missed it, this is prioritizing #products over #people. The same people who came in to purchase your products.

“…A couple of them have said there’s a significant—like 10 or 25%—chance of #human #extinction. So they are playing Russian roulette with the entire human race without our #permission…Why are we letting them?” ~Stuart J. Russell, UC Berkeley Professor at World Knowledge Forum

“It seems that #everyone should be involved in decisions about whether and how [being joined by #superhuman entities] happens. At the moment the ones making #decisions are the #CEOs of [#AI] companies, and I think they have a vested interest in this question…”

Responding to those who say #regulation kills #innovation: “Regulation kills #dirty, #lazy, #cheap, #dangerous innovation.” ~Kathy Baxter, Architect of Responsible AI Salesforce

“I believe like a #child that #suffering will be #healed…that in the world’s finale…something so #precious will come to pass…that it will make it not only possible to #forgive but to #justify all that has happened.” ~#FyodorDostoyevsky, #TheBrothersKaramazov

“They tell you #sex has become a mess because it was hushed up. But for the last [sixty] years it has not been. It has been chattered about all day long. Yet it is still in a mess. If hushing up had been the cause of the trouble, ventilation would have set it right.” ~#CSLewis

“Most of us are not really approaching the subject [of a healthy, charitable #society] in order to find out what #Christianity says; we are approaching it in the hope of finding support from Christianity for the views of our own party.” ~#CSLewis

“#Lust is the #craving for salt of a man who is dying of #thirst.” ~Frederick Buechner

“…If you are on the wrong road, #progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; and in that case the man who turns back soonest is the most #progressive man.” ~#CSLewis

“We all want #progress. But progress means getting nearer to the place where you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong turning, then to go forward does not get you any nearer…” ~#CSLewis

“[Ask] which door is the #true one; not which pleases you best by its paint and paneling. The question should never be: ‘Do I like that…?’ but ‘…Is my reluctance to knock at this door due to my #pride or…taste or personal dislike of this particular door-keeper?’” ~#CSLewis

“#Men who lack #purpose are seven times more likely to increase their level of #porn [use].” ~@_jaystringer How do you feel when you think about purpose?

“The Lord will #fight for you; you need only to be still.” ~Ex. 14:14 #bestill #wait #faith

“#Joy is a #resilient #cheerfulness anchored in the #goodness of God.” ~Unknown

“When things aren’t working out and what we’re wanting is #certainty, what we’re offered is #Presence.” ~@stugio

“Every #man who knocks on the door of a brothel is looking for God.” ~#GKChesteron

“#Successful people do daily what unsuccessful do occasionally.” ~@TheJohnCMaxwell

“Many people reject Jesus because of bad experiences with religious people. But here’s the thing: Jesus had bad experiences with religious people too. In fact, they killed him. People will let you down. Jesus won’t.” ~#Unknown

“The main way I don’t give the #enemy a seat at the table is by taking MY seat at the table.” ~@louiegiglio