The problem with censorship isn't the desire to prevent harm, but the fact that it implies that there is some moral standard by which we all should run our lives, which I find utterly offensive to my own freedom. Children will see things eventually, so instead of hiding the truth from them, as an adult give them some parallax and understanding on what they are seeing.
Religion, mysticism, and the supernatural are all rooted in this same tenet of moral superiority, and it is so unintelligent to be a proponent of it.
I didn't mean to give the impression that I believe my idea is the best, I'm just saying that it is clear that the current system isn't leading us down the optimal path and that re-evaluation is necessary, and it may include evaluating many things we consider "natural" or things we assume as universal truths, such as we should eat meat.
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/12/13/2122259
What if we were to stop eating meat as a society? Would that be evolution through choice and self selection? I just think that to truly be human, you can't lock yourself into any niche in biology and must be able to change as dynamically as the world around you.
I'm still seriously confused as to how I got modded down to 0 Flamebait though, it seems people on/. more resistant to change than I had ever thought. I'm pretty saddened by that...
I'm not a climate scientist, but I think I have a decent enough understanding of physics to realize it is easy to overlook a variable when coming to conclusions, especially about a system as complex as the climate. I'm not suggesting being afraid of unknowns in this world, but just that minimizing our presence is the most effective way to determine how the system is actually operating.
It is unreasonable to ask them to change their lifestyle. And no way can we change the agricultural industry, we rely on them!
Except if we grew food locally and depended less on meat we would have less need for transport or massive farms requiring combustion engines. But I guess change is too hard...
We need a radical shift in our lifestyles and ways of thinking if we as a species are to survive, unless you want to see some pretty cool carbon dioxide emissions (explosions) from deep water reserves in the next fifty years.
It would be fine with me if the entire system was government regulated and always watched over by armed guards. I close my eyes and imagine all gas stations shut down and replaced by these, and I don't see any legitimate reason for anyone to be afraid. Cautious != Afraid, I wish America would learn the difference.
Seems like it would be rather exploitable by "herding" the "bees" to another path. Would be nice to be able to be able to have an intelligent layer to networking that knew when it was having its strings pulled. All I'm saying is that it seems like any kind of error checking required for this to be stable and secure would negate any benefit from having such a dynamic network. The power of suggestion is often unnoticed, for ironic reasons.
My point is that the technological evolution that makes us more effective (granted only with the technology we have) is the same extension of the biological evolution and that the difference between the two is only the medium. I think that the pattern of natural selection stays the same from biological evolution and technological advancement, and it can be considered an extension of ourselves. Just my humble opinion though. I also really want to have cyborg body parts though, so I might be a bit biased.
As if all of the sudden when you gain intelligence, the rules of evolution change to a new set. Perhaps the term evolution should always be prefaced with a qualifier, such as "biological" or "human" where the qualifier has distinct meaning, and can make it a subset of other qualifiers. It just seems to me that the increase in our intellectual evolution is no different than biological evolution. Not to say we shouldn't put our effort into researching cognitive science, it is a remarkable field. But I think looking at it in this way makes us feel special for no good reason and can muddy the waters more than clear them.
Sort of like all of The Matrix paraphernalia? It is like bits of wisdom can escape from a sea of shit, but only for a short time before it is again swallowed by the umber oppressor. I guess it prevents truly insightful films from gaining enough of a foothold in society to exist outside of more than just a single generation's enjoyment.
Rather devious a plan that is, if indeed it is premeditated.
So you suggest letting us wallow in our current system is better than talking about possible alternate possibilities? You, sir, are quite an intellectual!
That is because most Americans believe in the myth that America was supposed to be a Democracy when in fact it was supposed to be a Republic. Read for yourself what the difference is and imagine the political scenery if the Federalists hadn't fucked this country up hundreds of years ago.
I should note though that it is easy to complain about the mistakes of the past though instead of fixing the present, so as not to make myself look completely foolish. But I'm not going to use a/. post to state any of my alternative ideas, even if they would make a difference...
Or someone who believes that open and free discourse of ANY topic, regardless of the obvious danger it can put me in, is vital toward attaining any resolution to problems.
This sincerely makes me feel like crying. I love what this country is supposed to be, and seeing what is happening to it is like seeing the death of a loved one right before my eyes. I feel completely powerless. All I can do is try to hold my candle high and pray that others are able to light their own candles off of mine.
I sincerely want to ask the question, when is it okay to revolt? They clearly do not listen to the will of the people and logic and are seemingly entrenched in lobbyist's goals and not the American people's. They are constantly chipping away at our rights and freedoms and making the world a worse place on a daily basis.
Do we wait until they have us in lockdown during curfew with UAV's patrolling for dissenters, whose information is meticulously stored in a worldwide database?
Do we wait until the people that are disappearing to foreign countries are people we care about?
When do we, as not the people of a country, but humans with a sincere desire to be free, have the moral right to be able to revolt against this regime?
This kind of garbage has more in common with phrenology than it does real scientific research. We try to think we understand how the brain works, but news flash... WE DON'T.
There are so many theories on intelligences (Jeff Hawkins personally has my favourite ideas and his book On Intelligence is a great gateway to Cognitive Science) and none of them are right, or else we could have converted it into an algorithm and have AI. That being said, anyone who says anything more than "duh" to these conclusions is either trying to be manipulative for their own gain, or an ignorant slave to the ideas of others.
I think you're missing an important qualifier: "who expresses rage and loathing"
A calm and logical examination of the facts and noting their flaws and merits is where true criticism should lie, not inflated rhetoric intended to drive up your pagerank.
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The problem with censorship isn't the desire to prevent harm, but the fact that it implies that there is some moral standard by which we all should run our lives, which I find utterly offensive to my own freedom. Children will see things eventually, so instead of hiding the truth from them, as an adult give them some parallax and understanding on what they are seeing.
Religion, mysticism, and the supernatural are all rooted in this same tenet of moral superiority, and it is so unintelligent to be a proponent of it.
I didn't mean to give the impression that I believe my idea is the best, I'm just saying that it is clear that the current system isn't leading us down the optimal path and that re-evaluation is necessary, and it may include evaluating many things we consider "natural" or things we assume as universal truths, such as we should eat meat.
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/12/13/2122259
What if we were to stop eating meat as a society? Would that be evolution through choice and self selection? I just think that to truly be human, you can't lock yourself into any niche in biology and must be able to change as dynamically as the world around you.
I'm still seriously confused as to how I got modded down to 0 Flamebait though, it seems people on /. more resistant to change than I had ever thought. I'm pretty saddened by that...
I'm not a climate scientist, but I think I have a decent enough understanding of physics to realize it is easy to overlook a variable when coming to conclusions, especially about a system as complex as the climate. I'm not suggesting being afraid of unknowns in this world, but just that minimizing our presence is the most effective way to determine how the system is actually operating.
It is unreasonable to ask them to change their lifestyle. And no way can we change the agricultural industry, we rely on them!
Except if we grew food locally and depended less on meat we would have less need for transport or massive farms requiring combustion engines. But I guess change is too hard...
We need a radical shift in our lifestyles and ways of thinking if we as a species are to survive, unless you want to see some pretty cool carbon dioxide emissions (explosions) from deep water reserves in the next fifty years.
Just a hint, they both are the same thing. Don't trust either, fight both.
An anarchist can dream, can't they?
It would be fine with me if the entire system was government regulated and always watched over by armed guards. I close my eyes and imagine all gas stations shut down and replaced by these, and I don't see any legitimate reason for anyone to be afraid. Cautious != Afraid, I wish America would learn the difference.
Imagine what we may be capable of, what is just over the event horizon.
Harumph, I mean science is serious business that can have no spiritual value whatsoever.
One word: Diebold.
Seems like it would be rather exploitable by "herding" the "bees" to another path. Would be nice to be able to be able to have an intelligent layer to networking that knew when it was having its strings pulled. All I'm saying is that it seems like any kind of error checking required for this to be stable and secure would negate any benefit from having such a dynamic network. The power of suggestion is often unnoticed, for ironic reasons.
That's just what they want you to think!
My point is that the technological evolution that makes us more effective (granted only with the technology we have) is the same extension of the biological evolution and that the difference between the two is only the medium. I think that the pattern of natural selection stays the same from biological evolution and technological advancement, and it can be considered an extension of ourselves. Just my humble opinion though. I also really want to have cyborg body parts though, so I might be a bit biased.
We just have to feel special, don't we...
As if all of the sudden when you gain intelligence, the rules of evolution change to a new set. Perhaps the term evolution should always be prefaced with a qualifier, such as "biological" or "human" where the qualifier has distinct meaning, and can make it a subset of other qualifiers. It just seems to me that the increase in our intellectual evolution is no different than biological evolution. Not to say we shouldn't put our effort into researching cognitive science, it is a remarkable field. But I think looking at it in this way makes us feel special for no good reason and can muddy the waters more than clear them.
lol, I think that the general terms "BIG CORPORATIONS!!!" gets overused, so excuse my attempt to introduce unique terms.
Sort of like all of The Matrix paraphernalia? It is like bits of wisdom can escape from a sea of shit, but only for a short time before it is again swallowed by the umber oppressor. I guess it prevents truly insightful films from gaining enough of a foothold in society to exist outside of more than just a single generation's enjoyment.
Rather devious a plan that is, if indeed it is premeditated.
That probably IS a subsidiary of News Corp...
So you suggest letting us wallow in our current system is better than talking about possible alternate possibilities? You, sir, are quite an intellectual!
That is because most Americans believe in the myth that America was supposed to be a Democracy when in fact it was supposed to be a Republic. Read for yourself what the difference is and imagine the political scenery if the Federalists hadn't fucked this country up hundreds of years ago.
/. post to state any of my alternative ideas, even if they would make a difference...
I should note though that it is easy to complain about the mistakes of the past though instead of fixing the present, so as not to make myself look completely foolish. But I'm not going to use a
Or someone who believes that open and free discourse of ANY topic, regardless of the obvious danger it can put me in, is vital toward attaining any resolution to problems.
This sincerely makes me feel like crying. I love what this country is supposed to be, and seeing what is happening to it is like seeing the death of a loved one right before my eyes. I feel completely powerless. All I can do is try to hold my candle high and pray that others are able to light their own candles off of mine.
I sincerely want to ask the question, when is it okay to revolt? They clearly do not listen to the will of the people and logic and are seemingly entrenched in lobbyist's goals and not the American people's. They are constantly chipping away at our rights and freedoms and making the world a worse place on a daily basis.
Do we wait until they have us in lockdown during curfew with UAV's patrolling for dissenters, whose information is meticulously stored in a worldwide database?
Do we wait until the people that are disappearing to foreign countries are people we care about?
When do we, as not the people of a country, but humans with a sincere desire to be free, have the moral right to be able to revolt against this regime?
This kind of garbage has more in common with phrenology than it does real scientific research. We try to think we understand how the brain works, but news flash... WE DON'T.
There are so many theories on intelligences (Jeff Hawkins personally has my favourite ideas and his book On Intelligence is a great gateway to Cognitive Science) and none of them are right, or else we could have converted it into an algorithm and have AI. That being said, anyone who says anything more than "duh" to these conclusions is either trying to be manipulative for their own gain, or an ignorant slave to the ideas of others.
I'm not one to support eugenics, but... this might be nature's way of working out its own kinks.
"All of this is thanks to a property that apparently defies the laws of physics"
These kind of statements are so frustrating to me...
I think you're missing an important qualifier: "who expresses rage and loathing"
A calm and logical examination of the facts and noting their flaws and merits is where true criticism should lie, not inflated rhetoric intended to drive up your pagerank.