Monthly Archives: July 2020

How does human attitude change from a crave for earning money to serving society?

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

How does human attitude change from a crave for earning money to serving society? [ 28/7/20 ] There are many ways in which the values and actions of an individual can evolve over time. One that takes a lot of … Continue reading →

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Is a perfect society possible or even desirable?

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

Is a perfect society possible or even desirable? [ 25/7/20 ] If you mean something static – then no. If you mean something that respects individual sapient life, and the liberty of all such sapient entities, and provides a cooperative … Continue reading →

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What is the most impactful problem to solve for humanity’s future today?

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

What is the most impactful problem to solve for humanity’s future today? [ 18/7/20 ] Indefinite life extension, which requires molecular level manufacturing technology, which is required for other things too. Once all people have the option of living on … Continue reading →

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Is ignorance the biggest catastrophe in our society today?

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

Is ignorance the biggest catastrophe in our society today? [ 18/7/20 ] No. We are all, eternally and necessarily ignorant to some significant degree – the more one actually learns of mathematics and logic and cosmology and biology the more … Continue reading →

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Foresight – Key Issues In Near Term AI Safety Research – Aryeh L Englander, Daniel Elton,

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

Foresight – Key Issues In Near Term AI Safety Research | Aryeh L Englander, Daniel Elton, Ph D [ 17/7/20 ] At 43:40 Dan starts talking about applicability domain analysis. That is all well and good if one is in … Continue reading →

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Picture of child holding a placard “Take your mask off because God’s got you covered”

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

[ 16/7/20 Picture of child holding a placard “Take your mask off because God’s got you covered”] It seems beyond reasonable doubt that all understandings of reality are necessarily simplifications of the complexity and fundamental uncertainty that seems to actually … Continue reading →

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What are the human rights that need to be protected in our community and in society?

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

What are the human rights that need to be protected in our community and in society? [ 16/7/20 ] The simple answer is: 1/ Individual sapient life; 2/ Individual liberty of all sapient individuals (human or non-human, biological or non … Continue reading →

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What would it take for a society to accept that there is no scarcity? Is the change required technological or social? In other words, is human nature capable of accepting that scarcity does not exist? What would push them to that conclusion?

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

What would it take for a society to accept that there is no scarcity? Is the change required technological or social? In other words, is human nature capable of accepting that scarcity does not exist? What would push them to … Continue reading →

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On Jordan Peterson & The Hidden Epidemic, Rebel Wisdom

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

YouTube – On Jordan Peterson & The Hidden Epidemic, Rebel Wisdom [ 13/7/20 ] Mostly great – but I have a real issue with the parting comment, about the problem being the reductionist world view. I would say that the … Continue reading →

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Is there a single thing that proves humanity still has a chance at living together peacefully across all races?

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Ted Howard NZ

Is there a single thing that proves humanity still has a chance at living together peacefully across all races? [ 13/7/20 ] The fact that we exist. The fact that you thought the question worth asking, and thereby demonstrated that … Continue reading →

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