Reynolds: Absolution Gap

Summary: Absolution Gap by Reynolds . (Stub — expand from highlights.)

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Concept

“The Gap is a conceptual void where belief is the only thing that sustains the physical structure of the world.” (p. 156)

Behavior

“The Shadows move with a behavior that suggests they are following a logic from a universe with different physical constants.” (p. 289)

Game Theory

“Extermination is the only stable strategy in a universe where the first civilization to speak is the first to be destroyed.” (p. 412)

Cognition

“To perceive the Inhibitors is to realize that human cognition is merely a brief, accidental flicker in a machine-dominated cosmos.” (p. 534)

Memory

“Memories in the Hela system are broadcast as light, meaning your past is literally visible to anyone with the right lens.” (p. 82)