David Nadas

I was reading an article on BBC.com about the fear of A.I. Is it because we are so bombarded by information, that we have become brainwashed, forgetting all the lessons taught to us?

No disruptive technology, since the taming of fire, has resulted in anything less than exponential progress of the human race.

All that we have forgotten:

The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” — H.P. Lovecraft, Supernatural Horror in Literature

“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” — Marie Curie

“Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.” — Bertrand Russell

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt (Inaugural Address, 1933)

“He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.” — Aristotle

“Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.” — Carl Sagan (Reflecting on the vast, unknown cosmos)

“Fear is a darkroom where negatives are developed.” — Usman B. Asif

“Thinking will not overcome fear, but action will.” — W. Clement Stone

“The man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.” — Michel de Montaigne