Sci Phi Journal, Issue 2, November 2014 Quotes

“What would the world be like if you had to develop a power yourself before you could use it? Just as a silly example: How would the comment section on YouTube change if, to use it, you had to have the schooling necessary to have a basic understanding of how computers and the internet work? More seriously, would anyone smart enough to know how to design and build a tank, or a laser guided anti-aircraft missile, or a computer and video editing software be stupid enough to join ISIS? In fact, if such knowledge was required—would it even be possible for there to be standing armies?”
― John C. Wright, Sci Phi Journal, Issue 2, November 2014: The Journal of Science Fiction and Philosophy

“In my story I do not deal in Absolute Evil. I do not think there is such a thing, since that is Zero. —The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien, no. 183”
― John C. Wright, Sci Phi Journal, Issue 2, November 2014: The Journal of Science Fiction and Philosophy

“I’ve never shared this with anyone, but in my heart of hearts, I don’t approve of human- object marriages. I think that all of the parties to a marriage ought to be sentient beings. I know that this is a controversial position to take, and since I’m a lawyer who might someday apply for a judicial position, I have never voiced it to anyone, but it seems to me that marriage ought to be a two way-relationship between…I don’t know….real people. On”
― Jason Rennie, Sci Phi Journal, Issue 2, November 2014: The Journal of Science Fiction and Philosophy