68 Quotes About Dangers







  • Author Rosamund Hodge
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    Shade caught my hand, slid his fingers through mine. The touch felt like lightning up my arm.“He’s right about one thing,” he said. “This house has many dangers. I cannot save you from most of them.”I clenched my hand until I felt the bones of his fingers.Then I let go and forced a smile. “I wasn’t born to be saved.

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  • Author Nick Bostrom
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    Our approach to existential risks cannot be one of trial-and-error. There is no opportunity to learn from errors. The reactive approach — see what happens, limit damages, and learn from experience — is unworkable. Rather, we must take a proactive approach. This requires foresight to anticipate new types of threats and a willingness to take decisive preventive action and to bear the costs (moral and economic) of such actions.

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