If we have the ability to change the future, do we have the right to use it?

Ken 2022-01-11 08:02:28

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Haslin: God-like talent with infinite regress. When our painter regressed endlessly, he himself became a part of his landscape paintings, both the observer and the observed. In this case, he will find that space-time is like a highway, with infinite lanes leading from the past to the future, but not to the same future. The driver in lane A may crash, and the driver in lane B may be spared. Then, drivers can change their future by changing lanes.

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President: If we have the ability to change the future, do we have the right to use it?
Haslin: We will forgive those who assassinated Hitler, because Hitler was evil.
President: But, can we assassinate him in his infancy? He was innocent at that time. Or, can we kill his mother while he is still in his mother's belly? Or, to assassinate his distant ancestors? We have no evidence that those apes are evil.

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Cornish: As an archaeologist, I have been exposed to some secret historical scrolls. I suspect that the weapons that destroy the earth were invented by you humans. One thing I can be sure of is that one of the reasons for the demise of mankind is your unique habit of killing each other. Humans will destroy humans, but apes will not destroy apes!

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Cornish: Well, in our prehistoric period, the plague raged and cats and dogs died thousands of times. After a period of time, the plague was brought under control, but humans had no pets. For humans, this is unbearable. Humans may kill his brother, but not his dog. Therefore, humans keep primitive apes as pets.
Ziri: Primitive apes that can't speak, 20 times smarter than cats and dogs.
Cornish: That's right. They were kept in cages, and they were still free to live and move. They react positively to human language. This process is less than two hundred years. They developed from pure performance into a performance industry.
Interrogator: Well-trained sheepdogs can also do it.
Cornish: Can a sheepdog cook and clean the house? Can you go shopping according to the list provided by the housewife? Can you serve the host's meal?
Ziri: Will you be the master of the table in three hundred years?
Hasling: What happened?
Cornish: Their numbers have increased dramatically, and they have gradually gained an understanding of the concept of slavery. They demanded the abolition of slavery, so small groups assembled, learned to unite, and practiced martial arts. They learn to reject first. At first, they just hummed, however, on a historic day, a memorable day for our race, the sacred scroll can prove that Aldo appeared. The other apes only hum, only he said clearly, he said a word that a human has said to him countless times, he said, NO!

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Escape from the Planet of the Apes quotes

  • Dr. Otto Hasslein: Zira, wine is an excellent restorative, I assure you, especially in cases of pregnancy.

  • Chairman of the President's Committee of Inquiry: [referring to Cornelius] Does the other one talk?

    Cornelius: [indicating Zira] Only when she lets me.