I am glad that you think that there will be enough people around for a New Renaissance. Nevertheless, I do think that there is likely to be a lot of p...
I hope to participate as both reader and writer in the literary activity of December 2024, as long as no horrific 'black swans' deter me from that dir...
There is often a tendency to retro romanticism about the past, whether it is the sixties or the 'golden age' of ancient history. Plato's idea of abdio...
The will to power can have such an impact, especially in politics. It involves the ego's attempt to assert itself as master. Ego is needed as an aspec...
Projection is happening in all spheres of the social system and, to some extent, it is hard to withdraw all projections. The current backlash against ...
I did read your other thread and it will be an interesting experiment. My only concern would be about its competitive nature and the war of egos. Ther...
The problem which I see with philosophy essays on a forum such as this as they are too formal. Having written essays for courses, there is so much of ...
In thinking of individualism, it is likely that that its historical development has often been about outer as opposed to inner ones. It has been prima...
The idea of 'end times' and the 'end of the world' has always been a human concern, especially in Christendom. My original anxiety about the end of th...
The problem with the confusion is that so much is not disentangled and the factors you speak of are so important. As far as politics, the issue of 'ot...
With the use of technology and computers, the biggest threat is probably cyber-attack and it is being used already. Misuseof data and its destruction ...
It is questionable what will happen next and beyond. If many die, and possibly other life forms it will end up being a time of devastation and rethink...
The article is an interesting read and even though it is about American politics there is so much interaction globally. Elon Musk has been involved in...
It is true that civilisations have always been on the verge of collapse. There has been the collapse of great empires, Egypt and Rome. However, the qu...
It may be that so much in life and history was of great dramas, but so much has changed with technology. Nuclear weapons have been present in the last...
I wonder about the emergence of the 'mass mind' and how it has developed. It may be due to collective nihilism, especially in relation to so many soci...
I agree that Christianity discouraged independent thinking. AI may result in the same kind of robotic dependency, even if based on rationality as oppo...
I reread Orwell's '1984' recently and it does seem that what he spoke about has come true, almost like a self-fulfilling prophecy. But, what I find wo...
I feel despondent about AI too and feel my life is ruined by it too. Generally, I like to keep up to date with the latest technology and the internet....
I have just realised that I left out a major aspect of psychodynamic therapy. That is the idea of transference. That is based on the relationship with...
The perspective which I am familiar with in psychodynamic therapy is one applied in clinical practice. It draws on certain ideas of Freud, such as his...
The differences between the assumptions or theoriesof 'mind' have a large impact on the nature of certainty and uncertainty. Also, some may be able to...
Wittgenstein's suggestion that 'The theory of knowledge is the philosophy of psychology' is an important statement. That is because the source human t...
I did most certainly notice your paraphrasing of Nietzsche and its relevance. Also, having read Yuval Noah Harari's 'Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tom...
The experiences before language has been grasped are probably not processed fully. That may be what is so problematic about childhood traumas. This ap...
Nietzsche was not in the position to judge the benefits or disadvantages of AGI. He was an existential philosopher/poet offering a critique of the con...
It is not about whether you or I have a 'problem' with certain ideas. It is about the future of humanity. As for apocalyptic scenarios, we have alread...
The nature of childhood trauma and development of AGI are different. That is because while traumas do have a damaging effect, such traumas impair qual...
I have worked with many people who have experienced PTSD, including those who have suffered serious effects from war situations in various parts of th...
I am not sure why you seem to be opposed to Philip Ball straight away. He is an award-winning writer on science and culture, who studied chemistry at ...
I am aware of your previous references to the idea of 'free thinking.' I do see it as thinking independently of socialised and conventional forms of t...
Language and linguistics is important in the navigation of choices. This may be where human beings differ so greatly from animals. Lqnguage is at the ...
There is so much 'assumption' involved in the concept of free will, which may be one of the reasons why many have sought to think outside of the idea....
What you are saying about your experience with your sister shows the power of nurture inherent in our core thinking. As Freud suggested, so much of ou...
Going by your definitions of consciousness and intelligence, the idea of truly free thinking AGI is probably a long way off at present. It would come ...
It partly comes down to the question of what is consciousness? It also depends on what do the artificial simulations serve, and in accordance with who...
The issue is how much organic life combined with simulated consciousness will it take to lead to pain emotions. The presence of a brain and nervous sy...
It is true that animals have consciousness which is beyond human experience. It is anthromorphism when humans claim superiority. As far as the current...
I have wondered if artificial intelligence, or the combination of sentience with it, will be the next stage of evolution of consciousness. This is esp...
It is hard to say, and I do wonder if suffering and crisis itself is what may lead to shifts in thinking. I hope that I am not being too optimistic. I...
I realise that what I am speaking of may seem elitist, almost like Plato's idea of the 'philosopher kings', or Nietzsche's 'superman'. However, the pe...
Self-mastery may be POSSIBLE but not that easy to achieve in the full sense. That is because few people have the degree of discipline that they need t...
Weather makes such a lot of difference to life and that is probably why English people speak about it so much. I find weather extremes difficult and h...
As far as aesthetics goes, environment has such a large part in appreciation of life. When my room gets messed up, which is often, I feel so gloomy an...
Aesthetic appreciation often gets left out of life, especially in news. There is so much emphasis on sensation with bad news. I don't have a televisio...
The issue of the past is different from a deterministic perspective from that of the free will outlook. The necessity of the deterministic view carrie...
The area of philosophy and neuroscience is complicated. That is because neuroscience is a growing field of empirical understanding of the brain. This ...
Neuroscience is HARD science insofar as it can be backed up by medical evidence. However, there is a lot to be learned at this stage, especially as ea...
It is true that a lot of intellectual discussions about free will vs determinism go round in circles. It may be about the nature of opposites in human...
I agree with you about the testability of science. Anecdotal evidence is problematic. With neuroscience it is about mapping and is different from expe...
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