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Monthly Archives: March 2021
Greatest problem
What is the greatest scientific problem that mankind must solve? [ 19/Mar/21 ] How to get humans to cooperate at scale in ways that put in sufficient limits to ensure survival and empowers creativity and freedom to support individuals to … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change, Ideas, understanding
Tagged complexity, cooperation, greatest problem
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Response to Sam Harris on the illusion of free will
Final Thoughts on Free Will (Episode #241) [ 18/Mar/21 Comment on Youtube] It seems to me that Sam has such faith in determinism, that he really cannot conceive of what free will might be. And I grant the truth of … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Science, Ideas, Nature, understanding
Tagged complexity, Free Will, uncertainty, understanding
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Is ethics without religion possible
[ 14/Mar/21 Walter Kant – The Foundations of Logic – Is Ethics without religion possible?] Yes. When one understands the strategic systemic underpinnings of the process of evolution, and one has a reasonable self interest in living a very long … Continue reading
Posted in Ideas, Philosophy, understanding
Tagged complexity, Ethics, religion, Responsibility, understanding
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Technology and the global family
Is it possible that technology may change the world into a global family in which everyone helps the members that are devoid of human rights? [ 14/Mar/21 ] In and of itself, No. As something that creates a new context … Continue reading
Posted in Ideas, Our Future, Technology, understanding
Tagged cooperation, inequality, security, technology, understanding
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Nature and culture interact
Do you agree with the fact that culture and nature interact with each other and affect one another in complex ways in a sort of co-evolutionary process? Give examples. [ 12/Mar/21 ] Certainly, there are many levels of strategic parallels … Continue reading
Technology and humanity
If technological growth allows no room for nature to recuperate, what are the effects to the human race? [ 12/Mar/21 ] Mohammad Gani {in his answer} displays clearly why economics and finance are now the single greatest threat to human … Continue reading
Posted in economics, Nature, Technology, understanding
Tagged Economics, nature, technology, understanding
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Environmental awareness
As a citizen, how do you promote environmental awareness? [ 11/Mar/21 ] Take someone out, and actually get them engaged with some aspect of nature. Doesn’t matter what – whatever it is that interests them? One conversation, one engagement, at … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, understanding
Tagged environment, nature, Responsibility, understanding
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Don’t bother with David Belinksi Devils delusion
Vance Armors link to David Belinksi Devils delusion [ 10/Mar/21 In response to his own post “Science is glorified magic” Vance Armor linked to a video] I watched that video for 47 minutes, then gave it up. The guy possibly … Continue reading
Posted in understanding
Tagged complexity, Evolution, science, uncertainty, understanding
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The homeless problem
Can’t I use the scientific method to investigate a homeless problem? If yes, then how? [ 7/Mar/21 ] How deep do you want to go? If you study deeply the mathematics and logic of evolution in open and fundamentally uncertain … Continue reading
Posted in economics, Ideas, Our Future, understanding
Tagged cooperation, Evolution, future, understanding
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Responsibility for discoveries
Scientists accept no responsibility for what is done with their discoveries. Do scientists believe that science is more important than humanity? [ 7/Mar/21 ] Anil Mitra and Scott Currier both give reasonable answers, but the question is not accurate. Many … Continue reading
Posted in Ideas, Our Future, Philosophy, Politics, Technology, understanding
Tagged complexity, Ethics, Responsibility, Risk, risk mitigation, science
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