MacLeod: Learning the World
Summary: Learning the World by MacLeod (Orbit (2005)). (Stub — expand from highlights.)
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Quote pages: MacLeod — Learning the World
Last updated: 2026-05-07
Quotes
Critical Thinking and First Contact
“The first thing you learn when you meet an alien is that your own ‘universal truths’ are actually just local superstitions.” (p. 56)
Decision Making
“In the face of the unknown, the most dangerous decision is to assume that the unknown thinks like you do.” (p. 132)