tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38348798.post9214958043521145423..comments2024-01-20T10:36:55.082+02:00Comments on Aquila ka Hecate: Diametrically OpposedAquila ka Hecatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00725237187718174157noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38348798.post-4428523525080354772007-10-19T18:51:00.000+02:002007-10-19T18:51:00.000+02:00As usual Terri, you you make some great observatio...As usual Terri, you you make some great observations that give me much food for thought. Drat, thinking so much gives me a headache. <BR/><BR/>Love TamayashellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38348798.post-43880651033806820342007-10-19T05:08:00.000+02:002007-10-19T05:08:00.000+02:00Howzit, Jay!Love,Terri<I>Howzit</I>, Jay!<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>TerriAquila ka Hecatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725237187718174157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38348798.post-37538136068914672012007-10-19T05:06:00.000+02:002007-10-19T05:06:00.000+02:00That's a Richard Dawkins mind, Anne.Although I'm d...That's a Richard Dawkins mind, Anne.<BR/>Although I'm dearly fond of the man in the Chair of Public Understanding of Science-for his enthusiasm and awe in the face of the universe-he sometimes just fails to get it.<BR/>But then, 'we' have an urgent need to find the universe as explicable as possible-otherwise 'we' feel powerless.<BR/>Love,<BR/>TerriAquila ka Hecatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725237187718174157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38348798.post-66500887548753212392007-10-18T19:51:00.000+02:002007-10-18T19:51:00.000+02:00Great post. What I love about these folks is that ...Great post. What I love about these folks is that they assume that humans are the be-all and end-all of the universe, there could be nothing out there that's better or more complicated than a human mind. If they're right, the universe sucks.Anne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38348798.post-4935851692602737302007-10-18T16:55:00.000+02:002007-10-18T16:55:00.000+02:00Very interesting, I just did a quick scan of the l...Very interesting, I just did a quick scan of the link, will try to read it better later. I didn't see any mention of spirit though. The dream that brought me here shows a future where people are disconnected from each other emotionally and spiritually. I would like to see that dream not come true. <BR/><BR/>A light rain here this morning. Guess I won't be working on George's truck today. I should get off my duff and build at least a roof that I can work under.<BR/><BR/>I made a big pot of soup this morning, it's simmering now. <BR/><BR/>Have a great day, hugs.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38348798.post-58893846237666900812007-10-18T16:38:00.000+02:002007-10-18T16:38:00.000+02:00"Saying AI will save the world or cure cancer soun...<I>"Saying AI will save the world or cure cancer sounds better than saying 'I don't know what's going to happen'."</I><BR/><BR/>What a remarkably ignorant statement, and one totally at odds with scientific thinking. Scientists don't posit "answers" to issues when they have no idea if the proposed technology is even up to solving the problem.<BR/><BR/>You're right, aquila - that statement reeks of fear and loathing of death.Jay Andrew Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18219014579019531965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38348798.post-87915637221399365902007-10-17T04:50:00.000+02:002007-10-17T04:50:00.000+02:00Ah,Bill - two interesting looking sites.Thank you!...Ah,Bill - <I>two</I> interesting looking sites.<BR/>Thank you!<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>TerriAquila ka Hecatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725237187718174157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38348798.post-65957090402448506882007-10-16T23:21:00.000+02:002007-10-16T23:21:00.000+02:00Thank you for the Learned Blogfriend designation :...Thank you for the Learned Blogfriend designation :-)<BR/><BR/>I agree that there's a strong strain of gleeful elitist megalomania running through much of the transhumanist discourse these days. It's similar to the thinking of a lot of groups who believe that they've found the One True Way. I think you know that I'm a bit more sympathetic to <I>some</I> of the ideas than you are, but there's a lot I'd like to distance myself from. For instance, I can't grasp why someone would pursue the idea of uploading one's personality into a computer for example; sure, there's a simulated you there, but even if it's identical down to the last detail, there's no continuity. The original you is still left behind.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if you've taken a look at the <A HREF="http://amormundi.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Amor Mundi</A> blog-- it's by one of the writers who used to be with <A HREF="http://www.worldchanging.com/" REL="nofollow">Worldchanging</A>-- but he's made a lot of posts lately that have been very critical of the transhumanist movement that you may be interested in.<BR/><BR/>Never thirst,<BR/>Bill/OaksongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38348798.post-13426667860002357732007-10-16T15:14:00.000+02:002007-10-16T15:14:00.000+02:00...apart from that, Paul, the very essence of bein......apart from that, Paul, the very essence of being a living human being on this planet,in this universe, is essentially connected to the fact that our tenure is limited.<BR/>Was it Frank Herbert who said, through one of his characters, that "The beauty of life is bound up in the fact that it can surprise you" ? Or something along those lines.<BR/>Take away the inevitability of death, and we would be something else altogether.<BR/>Transhuman, I suppose.<BR/>No thanks.<BR/>Love,<BR/>TerriAquila ka Hecatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725237187718174157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38348798.post-89059377103748921982007-10-16T13:33:00.000+02:002007-10-16T13:33:00.000+02:00aquilaThey are scary aren't they and very misguide...aquila<BR/><BR/>They are scary aren't they and very misguided. We are not meant for eternal life and have no means to cope with it. It would drive us insane. We are meant to return to the stardust from whence we came which, to me, is a beautiful thought.<BR/><BR/>Science and arrogance together can come up with some really bad ideas. Some in the USA are considering the possibility of warming up Mars with greenhouse gases so the planet becomes habitable. My reaction to this is, OK, we have become the biggest danger to our own planet because we really don't understand the workings of the universe and now we are considering being a danger to another!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16886130526321774584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38348798.post-21114186876835624662007-10-16T12:13:00.000+02:002007-10-16T12:13:00.000+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15915574703913955296noreply@blogger.com