When compassion wakes up in us, we find ourselves more willing to become vulnerable, to take the risk of entering the pain of others.
“Reason is a supple nymph, and slippery as a fish by nature. She had as leave give her kiss to an absurdity any day, as to syllogistic truth. The absurdity may turn out truer.”
“I still find it hard to understand that anyone could argue that you can't have machines that exhibit consciousness.”