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# 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]]
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“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
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