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Freeman Dyson on Technology

1923–2020 England

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The technologies which have had the most profound effects on human life are usually simple.

Infinite in All Directions (1988)

Technology is a gift of God. After the gift of life it is perhaps the greatest of God's gifts. It is the mother of civilizations, of arts and of sciences.

If we had a reliable way to label our toys good and bad, it would be easy to regulate technology wisely. But we can rarely see far enough ahead to know which road leads to damnation.

Disturbing the Universe (1979)

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