Anyone who says human nature can’t be changed is out of his… - Larry Niven

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Anyone who says human nature can’t be changed is out of his head. To make it stick, he’s got to define human nature—and he can’t.

Larry Niven

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Laurence van Cott Niven (born 30 April 1938) is an American science fiction author, most famous as the author of Ringworld (1970), his "Known Space" stories, and Niven's laws.

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To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection.

Ethics change with technology.

Anyone who says human nature can’t be changed is out of his head. To make it stick, he’s got to define human nature—and he can’t. - Larry Niven

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