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The fact remains.. We built them. And can't get rid of them. Thus, it's not logical to give ourselves ever greater powers at an ever faster rate.
November 01, 2018 at 09:10
I don't think we can make such a direct connection, and I don't think most commentators are attempting to. It's more a case of Trump using his high pu...
October 31, 2018 at 09:54
Well, not really. You're suggesting a government that imposes strict conditions on who gets to participate in the political process. May be a good ide...
October 31, 2018 at 09:47
True, but knowledge is the source of the powers that we abuse. The fact that people tend to abuse all resources should suggest to us that perhaps we s...
October 31, 2018 at 09:45
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Experience of phenomena that might be called God seems possible through reason alone. As example, you are using reason to discover the limitations of ...
October 31, 2018 at 09:36
An interesting proposal which merits discussion. All I can think of to quibble about so far is that this would require a major re-write of the U.S. Co...
October 31, 2018 at 09:23
Generally speaking, scientists already meet the criteria you've set. And they can't figure out how to design any technology that would make nuclear we...
October 31, 2018 at 09:14
Except for me of course, because my social skills are so very excellent, so much better than all of the rest of you, which is why everybody loves me s...
October 30, 2018 at 23:01
The group consensus, including yourself apparently. This is the simplistic, outdated and dangerous "more is better" mindset left over from a past era ...
October 30, 2018 at 23:00
Except that I never did make that claim. Here's how you might proceed, if you are actually interested in the topic. 1) You could argue that humanity c...
October 30, 2018 at 11:02
The good news is (WTF, good news from Jake???) that while we can't easily reverse species extinction, we could substantially reduce human populations ...
October 30, 2018 at 10:27
Well, the best I can suggest is that a global philosophy forum may not be the best place to seek such advice. We're all over the world and many of us ...
October 30, 2018 at 10:17
:smile: :smile: :smile:
October 30, 2018 at 10:13
To the limited degree I understand your situation, if I do at all, it seems attending college would get you out of the house and help you learn more l...
October 30, 2018 at 09:42
What is it about the fact that the collapse of modern civilization could literally happen right now today in the next few minutes that you don't get? ...
October 30, 2018 at 09:31
It's not "anti-intellectualist" to get that the success of science has created a revolutionary new environment which we are now required to adapt to, ...
October 30, 2018 at 09:25
The only thing that's needed to slow the rate of technological development is for us to grasp what's going to happen if we don't. I would agree that w...
October 30, 2018 at 09:10
This is what interests you.
October 30, 2018 at 08:54
Yea, that's the outcome I would hope to avoid. But, it's not always possible. You know, one could have a stroke out of the blue, a car accident etc. B...
October 29, 2018 at 09:55
You might seek out those currently teaching and studying academic philosophy for further advice. This link might help: https://blog.apaonline.org/ If ...
October 29, 2018 at 09:45
My mom died of Parkinson's. The problem is that if you wait too long, you lose the choice, and can be stuck for many years in a collapsing body prison...
October 29, 2018 at 01:03
Thank you, I was hoping you might add your insights, your understanding that this is fundamentally a human problem, not just a technical problem. If t...
October 29, 2018 at 01:00
Yes, I read your post in it's entirety. You presented a problem. I'm waiting to see if you are interested enough in this problem to try to address it ...
October 29, 2018 at 00:52
Do we need to be correct to the reality of human beings?
October 29, 2018 at 00:50
Indeed, great comment that gets to the hub of it. However, as one gets older the price of making the wrong call does recede. Personally, I'm not a fan...
October 28, 2018 at 10:54
They get pregnant, and those little mouths need to be fed. They get tired of living in a cramped roach infested little apartment next to the universit...
October 28, 2018 at 10:31
Who do you think they are? Please note how you made NO EFFORT to address the question yourself. That's because you're not actually interested in the s...
October 28, 2018 at 08:59
In my typoholic opinion, no one can provide an answer one way or another regarding the possible existence of something like a god. However, a good phi...
October 26, 2018 at 21:24
All kinds of arguments like this will go round and round and round to nowhere, until the day the violent men do something to get our attention, like n...
October 26, 2018 at 20:24
If you're interested in this question, you'll try to answer it yourself. If you don't try, you're not interested, and thus it wouldn't be a good use o...
October 26, 2018 at 20:20
Should an engineer building a faster race car take in to account the abilities and limitations of the driver? Would doing so tend to make the car safe...
October 26, 2018 at 14:47
Great question. Not sure I have a great answer, but here's a try. Interpersonal conflict seems to often involve some kind of superiority claim. I am r...
October 26, 2018 at 14:08
Would this include a detached, objective, impartial, evidence based observation of the human condition, built upon the thousands of years of history w...
October 26, 2018 at 13:51
I'm not claiming that women are gods with all the answers, only that they aren't as violent as men, a factor which grows in importance as we fill the ...
October 26, 2018 at 12:41
First, thank you for re-engaging. In thanks I'll make a good faith effort to downscale my ornery bombastic belchings. Sorry for getting so wound up. I...
October 26, 2018 at 12:35
Thank you for acknowledging my doom mongering trolling while at the same time claiming not to. Your comment here is a classic example of the true beli...
October 25, 2018 at 22:30
Personally, you would endorse a science worshiping ideology. You are the spectrum! :smile:
October 25, 2018 at 22:01
Apologies, but this is just trendy political correctness fad of the day stuff, which ignores literally millions of years of human evolution. Not a the...
October 25, 2018 at 22:00
I didn't mean it to be judgmental, was just trying to summarize my highly imperfect understanding of Schop quickly. Right. We are human. We write stor...
October 25, 2018 at 16:11
There's exactly no chance that humanity will adopt your beliefs. So where do we go from there? Are we still interested in saving the world? Or is it y...
October 25, 2018 at 14:53
There you go. And if you're going to claim the right to bang on the table, that right has to be extended to your conversation partners as well.
October 25, 2018 at 14:51
A species which deliberately aims thousands of hydrogen bombs down it's own throat qualifies as "intelligent life"??
October 25, 2018 at 14:50
Women pose about 10% of the threat that men pose. Just turn on your TV and look. Who is it on the screen doing all the carnage? Not your Aunt Betty! :...
October 25, 2018 at 14:48
Come up with a way to make men only as violent as women, and you've got a plan worth talking about. Until then, violent men threaten to crash civiliza...
October 25, 2018 at 14:46
To the degree I understand him, Schopensour the philosopher (and the poster) does seem to be writing about topics that are worth discussing. I do thin...
October 25, 2018 at 13:56
Oh goodie, now we can yell fuck you at each other. And here I was holding back all this time for nothing. Whoopee! :smile:
October 25, 2018 at 13:50
Turning science in to yet another "one true way" religion is swinging the pendulum too far in the other direction.
October 25, 2018 at 13:43
Sorry Pattern, we're not allowed to look behind the curtain at the assumptions the thread is built upon. That would be philosophy, and we all know phi...
October 25, 2018 at 13:37
This topic title made me laugh out loud. :smile: Thanks for that.
October 25, 2018 at 11:42
Here's an admittedly imperfect example of an interactive digital entity. Here you go, your chance to chat with God. http://chatwithigod.com/igod.html
October 24, 2018 at 16:09