To See Eternity Was To Be Exposed

Most Men Go Through Life Unchallenged, Except At The Final Moment.

Clinging To Any Form Of Conservatism Can Be Dangerous. Become Too Conservative And You Are Unprepared For Surprises. You Cannot Depend On Luck. Logic Is Blind And Often Knows Only Its Own Past. Logic Is Good For Playing Chess But Is Often Too Slow For The Needs Of Survival.

Give As Few Orders As Possible," His Father Had Told Him Once Long Ago. "once You've Given Orders On A Subject, You Must Always Give Orders On That Subject.

Making Workable Choices Occurs In A Crucible Of Informative Mistakes. Thus Intelligence Accepts Fallibility. And When Absolute (infallible) Choices Are Not Known, Intelligence Takes Chances With Limited Data In An Arena Where Mistakes Are Not Only Possible But Also Necessary.

Technology Tends Toward Avoidance Of Risks By Investors. Uncertainty Is Ruled Out If Possible. People Generally Prefer The Predictable. Few Recognize How Destructive This Can Be, How It Imposes Severe Limits On Variability And Thus Makes Whole Populations Fatally Vulnerable To The Shocking Ways Our Universe Can Throw The Dice.