Martin Rees quote — “Some things, like the orbits of the planets, can be calculated far int…”

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Some things, like the orbits of the planets, can be calculated far into the future. But that's atypical. In most contexts, there is a limit. Even the most fine-grained computation can only forecast British weather a few days ahead. There are limits to what can ever be learned about the future, however powerful computers become.

Martin Rees future powerful weather

Glenn Beck belief

When the battery in my watch died, I still wore it. There was something about the watch that said: It doesn’t matter what time it is. Think in months. Years. Someone loves you. Whe…

Chris Huntington memory time

There are some things that, once lost, no amount of money can regain. Thus to justify the destruction of an ancient forest on the grounds that it will earn us substantial export in…

Peter Singer Writings on an Ethical Life conservation ethics