# Technology Flows Around Ethical Debate by Ray Kurzweil > "The ethical debates are like stones in a stream. The water runs around them." > **— Ray Kurzweil**, *The Singularity essay, The New Humanists (2003)* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: The Singularity essay, The New Humanists (2003). ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Ray Kurzweil|Ray Kurzweil]] - [[wiki/Civilizational Handoff|Civilizational Handoff]] - [[wiki/Civilizational Continuity Circuit|Civilizational Continuity Circuit]] - [[wiki/Machine Civilization|Machine Civilization]] - [[wiki/Marsification|Marsification]] - [[wiki/Synthetic Civilizational Substrate|Synthetic Civilizational Substrate]] - [[wiki/Dignitarian Predictive Civilization|Dignitarian Predictive Civilization]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The ethical debates are like stones in a stream. The water runs around them." — Ray Kurzweil, The Singularity essay, The New Humanists (2003) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-ray-kurzweil-technology-flows-ethical-debate ```