- Dark -1.0
First there was darkness, then came the strangers. They were a race as old as time itself. They had mastered the ultimate technology, the ability to alter physical reality by will alone. They called this ability “tuning.” But they were dying; their civilization was in decline. And so they abandoned their world, seeking a cure for their own mortality. Their endless journey brought them to small little world, in the farthest corner of the galaxy.
- Dark 1.2
– For he was the latest result in machine intelligence. The HAL-9000 computer which can reproduce... though some experts still prefer to use the word "mimic"... most of the activities of the human brain and with incalculably greater speed... and reliability. We next spoke with the HAL-9000 computer... whom, we learned, one addresses as Hal. Hal, you have an enormous responsibility on this mission. In many ways, perhaps the greatest responsibility... of any single mission element. You are the brain and central nervous system of the ship. Your responsibilities include watching over the men in hibernation. Does this ever cause you any lack of confidence?
– Let me put it this way, Mr. Amer. The 9000 Series is the most reliable computer ever made. No 9000 computer has ever made a mistake or distorted information. We are all by any practical definition of the words... fool proof and incapable of error.
– Hal, despite your enormous intellect, are you ever frustrated... by your dependence on people to carry out actions?
– Not in the slightest bit. I enjoy working with people. I have a stimulating relationship with Dr. Poole and Dr. Bowman. My mission responsibilities range over the entire operation of the ship... so I am constantly occupied. I am putting myself to the fullest possible use... which is all, I think, that any conscious entity can ever hope to do.
- Dark 3.16
Suppose what your faith has said is essentially correct. Suppose that there is a universal mind controling everything, a god willing the behaviour of every sub-atomic particle. Now every partical has an anti-partical, its mirror image, its negative side. Maybe this universal mind resides in the mirror image, instead of being in our universe as we wanted to believe. Maybe he's anti-god, bringing darkness instead of light