我们越是了解非人类动物的真实本性,尤其是那些拥有复杂大脑和相应复杂社会行为的动物,就越会对它们在为人类服务中的使用产生伦理上的担忧——无论是在娱乐、作为“宠物”、用于食物、在实验室中,还是我们施加给它们的任何其他用途。
预测未来的最好方法就是创造未来。
道德规范在我们这个行业是不可协商的。
【大意】把猿猴关在笼子里,它就会像猪一样,并不是它没有灵巧攀登、轻捷跳跃的本领,而是没有它发挥本领的机会。
未来的竞争是生态的竞争,单打独斗的时代已经过去。
So given a Time Turner, I would tell my 21-year-old self that personal happiness lies in knowing that life is not a check-list of acquisition or achievement. Your qualifications, your CV, are not your life, though you will meet many people of my age and older who confuse the two. Life is difficult, and complicated, and beyond anyone’s total control, and the humility to know that will enable you to survive its vicissitudes.