<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Toxoplasma teaches a rat to walk toward the cat;... > Toxoplasma teaches a rat to walk toward the cat; the fear merchant teaches a patient to walk away from the cure. **Source:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]], [[research/AI-Tech Doomers Publication/preimages/2026-09-17-article-route/articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Toxoplasma teaches a rat to walk toward the cat; the fear merchant teaches a patient to walk away from the cure.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-toxoplasma-teaches-rat-walk-away-cure ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->