Are there any good arguments in defence of moral nihilism? I think not.

Utilitarianism condones killing of innocent human beings, even murder, if it makes the world a better place.

It is obvious, I think, that national democracy withers. This has to do with globalisation.

I am indeed a hedonistic utilitarian. I have defended hedonistic utilitarianism for quite a while.

It is of note that for a long time moral nihilism was a kind of unquestioned default position in analytic moral philosophy.

The possibility to go on indefinitely with our lives may become a reality and it will present us with a temptation.

It is obvious that humanity faces existential threats of a global nature. They are global in the sense that is not possible to deal with them unless we resort to global governance.

There are some particular moral truths that I believe we have access to (such as the one not to inflict pain on a sentient being for no reason).

What we need is legislation, not negotiation, for the entire globe.

To kill or not to kill, that was the question that haunted me.

The Chinese are generally speaking much more reluctant than Westerners to killing as a means to the rescue of lives.

Foever is composed of nows.

From the point of view of the playwright then the essence of a tragedy or even of a serious play is the spiritual awakening or regeneration of his hero.

That world! These days it's all been erased and they've rolled it up like a scroll and put it away somewhere. Yes, I can touch it with my fingers. But where is it?

You put the movie out and then it's up to you guys to go oh that was good.

You can't fake being able to cook well.

Our mathematics of the last few decades has wallowed in generalities and formalizations.

What does the good ship bear so well? The cocoa-nut with its stony shell, And the milky sap of its inner cell.

Divine Law is not subject nor affected by the majority vote of humanity

You can't stop your heart from loving, really -- it's like standing out there in the ocean yelling at the waves to stop.

I'm a beat hoarder. I'll record five songs in a year and I still hoard beats.