What lies beyond postmodernism? Reason, and only that. Welcome it. Our current civilization depends upon it. A concise history of human thinking: Click here to see a bigger image. The Roman empire ended in approximately 476 CE, and the Roman Catholic Church Era began. The Catholic Church controlled and dictated...
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What exactly is Nietzsche's übermensch? Nietzsche's Übermensch (the super man), Letzter Mensch (last man), der Wille zur Macht (will to power), and the Nietzschean 'crisis of nihilism’ are top-down concepts developed by Nietzsche for his analysis of humanity. These terms are difficult to understand because one has only...
Read MoreCan “cogito ergo sum” be refuted? Well yes, by Descartes's interpretation of the language, but the likely actual meaning is so much better. The phrase is amazing. The problem is that Descartes, at least initially, does make a definition for “think.” And, we need that definition (of think)...
Read MoreIf you were to design AI that can predict the rise and fall of countries, how would you go about it? You can’t. I see two immediate problems: In the world today, countries do not really fail. Instead, they become national zombies. When countries start to falter,...
Read MoreMy DNA test report said that "I tend to support a smaller government with less regulation". Do you believe that DNA can really influence political choices? Yes. AI could pattern match to draw those conclusions. However, It would take considerable data to train the AI system....
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A Google engineer named Blake Lamoine claims they have an AI that is self-aware. Could this be true, and even if your answer is no, could it be made available to the public? If so, when? No. As a reference, consider also image 1 below. The human SELF...
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What are the pros and cons of public shaming? Shame and praise are the tools a parent uses to steer a child. Adults, however, accept that other adults have freedom of thought and are therefore entitled to maintain their own beliefs without this controlling emotional harassment....
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What is Nietzsche's “Will to Power?” [Anything which is living] will endeavour to grow, to gain ground, attract to itself and acquire ascendancy—not owing to any morality or immorality, but because it LIVES, and because life IS precisely Will to Power. … “Exploitation” does not belong...
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How does your unity and harmonization with nature enrich human consciousness? You know I am a 100% advocate of freedom of thought? And, free speech is essential for developing one’s free thoughts. Moreover, we need both to develop our brains to meet tomorrow’s societal needs. Here’s the...
Read MoreNo. FIRST (crucially): AI is a decision-making solution. Humans must make societal decisions themselves, as individuals, respecting their personal wants and experiences, and accepting completely the negative or positive consequences of their decision. Otherwise, in time, and now unable to make their own decisions, they will...
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