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may believe in God, but I’m at war with Him. I’m a scientist, I try to answer questions, one at a time, so there’s a little less room for Him as the answer. I plant my flag, and inch by inch, I take away His kingdom. It’s odd, but none of this has ever occurred to me before. I never even saw a real contradiction between science and religion. I see it now, I see it clear as
Scientists are like children: They always want to know everything, they all ask too many questions, and they never follow orders to the letter.
Believing you’re the only person with their head on straight is usually not a sign of good mental health.
To do nothing is simply un-British.
Uhhhh keep calm and carry on
I will not provoke beings we know little or nothing about for the sake of posturing. I will not send soldiers on a grand-sounding mission to oppose an enemy they cannot fight. I will not start a war. That would be un-British.
There we go
—I did what I did because I thought there was a small chance it might save people. I never thought for a second that it was right.
—Well, I’m sorry the apocalypse isn’t convenient for you. Now go to bed.
I’d never do anything if I waited for good ideas.
That noninterference thing isn’t just a slogan. It is ingrained in our culture. It’s something everyone on their world is taught from birth.
The prime directfive taken to extreme
