WIST Quotations

Wiman, George -- “Build the Right Monument” (11 Sep 2011)

Dave — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 14:16:24 +0000

In asymmetric warfare, the moral high ground truly is the defensible position: there is more power in trust than in any weapon. Battles and even wars might be won on the battlefield, but the future is won by the elapsed time between the last American shame and today’s date on the calendar. It is won by using our power to elevate others. It is won by our courage not to back down from our principles in search of an illusion of security. Our real strength isn’t anything that explodes; it’s something that only endures as long as we insist on it.

George Wiman (contemp.) American blogger, computer technician
“Build the Right Monument” (11 Sep 2011)
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Wiman, George -- Google+ (15 May 2015)

Dave — Tue, 19 May 2015 12:11:45 +0000

Any sufficiently advanced indifference is indistinguishable from evil.

George Wiman (contemp.) American blogger, computer technician
Google+ (15 May 2015)
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See Clarke.

Wiman, George -- Wiman’s Theological Variant on Clarke’s Law, Stupid Evil Bastard, “A Christian asks, ‘I’m the bad guy? How did that happen?'”, Comment (3 May 2009)

Dave — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:48:27 +0000

Any sufficiently advanced prejudicial piety is indistinguishable from hatred.

George Wiman (contemp.) American blogger, computer technician
Wiman’s Theological Variant on Clarke’s Law, Stupid Evil Bastard, “A Christian asks, ‘I’m the bad guy? How did that happen?'”, Comment (3 May 2009)

Full text. See Clarke.