Science has heroes, but no gods. The great Names are not our superiors, or even our rivals, they are passed milestones on our road; and the most important milestone is the hero yet to come.

— Eliezer Yudkowsky, Guardians of Ayn Rand (2007)

Source: http://lesswrong.com/lw/m1/guardians_of_ayn_rand/

From his December 2007 LessWrong post "Guardians of Ayn Rand".

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