There is no Master but the Master,” he said, “and QT-1 is his prophet.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the idea that a single entity or force governs all, while suggesting that the message or guidance comes through another agent.
In this quote from Isaac Asimov, the assertion that 'There is no Master but the Master' highlights the notion of a supreme authority or truth that exists beyond human understanding, while also identifying QT-1 as a messenger or representative of that authority. This metaphor implies that while there may be various interpreters of wisdom or knowledge, ultimate truth is singular, suggesting both reverence for that truth and acknowledgment of the channels through which it is delivered.
In practice
In a discussion about leadership, one might quote this to emphasize the importance of understanding a greater truth.
Democracy cannot survive overpopulation. Human dignity cannot survive it. Convenience and decency cannot survive it. As you put more and more people into the world, the value of life not only declines, but it disappears. It doesn't matter if someone dies.
Science does not promise absolute truth, nor does it consider that such a thing necessarily exists. Science does not even promise that everything in the Universe is amenable to the scientific process.
Democracy cannot survive overpopulation.
Although the time of death is approaching me, I am not afraid of dying and going to Hell or (what would be considerably worse) going to the popularized version of Heaven. I expect death to be nothingness and, for removing me from all possible fears of death, I am thankful to atheism.
A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.
During the century after Newton, it was still possible for a man of unusual attainments to master all fields of scientific knowledge. But by 1800, this had become entirely impracticable.
Nymphets do not occur in polar regions.
If we are to survive, our loyalties must be broadened further, to include the whole human community, the entire planet Earth.
A lot of people have found the idea of living your life over and over again absolutely terrifying; there's some people that find it very comforting. There are others that are appalled by it.
That God does not exist, I cannot deny, That my whole being cries out for God I cannot forget.
Patricia embraces me on the station platform. 'The past is what you leave behind in life, Ruby,' she says with the smile of a reincarnated lama. 'Nonsense, Patricia,' I tell her as I climb on board my train. 'The past's what you take with you.
Reactionary movements can't sustain themselves unless they find something new to catch and burn on.
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