Newton Lee on Life

"“To be, or not to be” is such a mesmerizing quote because it applies to almost every decision in life. The choices we make define who we are."

"God gives life to human beings who in turn give birth to artificial intelligence."

"Denying the existence of God the Creator is like an artificial intelligent machine doubting the existence of human inventors."

"Life needs a meaning and living requires a purpose. Without meaning and purpose, are the livings really alive?"

"Whether we live 10 years or 10,000 years, what matters most are the meaning of life and the quality of life."

"Transhumanism seeks to achieve super longevity, not at the expense of others but rather helping others to fulfill their lifelong dreams."

"The meaning of life is manifested in many different ways—infinite diversity in infinite combinations."

"Boredom often stems from the lack of desire to reinvent oneself. Life is anything but boring."

"I sometimes wish to be a kid again and go through life a little differently."

"Conspiracy theories abound in many tragedies and injustices, but the greatest conspiracy of all is how human beings treat one another and other living things on Earth."

"If the meaning of life is futility, human longevity loses its luster."

"All living things are recycled."

"Social media has given a new meaning to life after death."

"Universities are good at producing engineers, doctors, lawyers, and such, but they often gloss over difficult moral and philosophical subjects such as the meaning of life, love, prejudice, war, and peace."

"We can change our future, but we cannot escape our destiny. That is why life is a journey, not a destination. All roads lead to Rome, but our actions and inaction determine the meaning of our life regardless of the outcome."

"The most meaningful toys are not materialistic at all. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died penniless, but his toys were his symphonies, concertos, operas, quartets, and sonatas that have delighted millions of people for hundreds of years and will continue to light up the world."

"According to the second law of thermodynamics, the sum of the entropies of the participating bodies must increase. Yet, living organisms seem to exhibit a deliberate anti-entropic force that hints at “by design” rather than “by chance."

"Super longevity motivates people to think very long-term, protect the environment, recycle, prevent wars and destructions, and do everything possible to achieve a better quality of life instead of leaving a big mess to the next generation to fix."

"1/2 cup of hope and 1/2 cup of kindness seem like a litmus test by asking "Is the glass half empty or half full?" Nature shows us in every waking moment that where there is life, there is hope. And to quote the movie Horns starring Daniel Radcliffe and Juno Temple, "Man is not born evil. The Devil himself was a fallen angel," there is kindness in everyone if you dig deep enough."

"Whatever fortune or misfortune awaits in the subsequent reincarnations, a purgatory by definition does not last forever. We will be forced to either go backward to the Amish way of life devoid of technology or move forward to a transhumanist world embracing technology."

"Change was a constant in Walt Disney’s commitment to tell a story well, to bring it to an audience through the technology of the day, and to push that technology so that rather than controlling the story, it enhanced the story and gave it an opportunity to touch people, to speak to each of them individually, to make it believable."

"To quote computer graphics pioneer Ivan Sutherland who said in 1965: "The ultimate display would, of course, be a room within which the computer can control the existence of matter. A chair displayed in such a room would be good enough to sit in. Handcuffs displayed in such a room would be confining, and a bullet displayed in such a room would be fatal." Sutherland's futuristic vision sounds just like Star Trek’s holodeck!"