"Life is pain"? Life is obviously not pain. Pain is merely a signal that there is something wrong that needs fixing. When there is nothing wrong - inside or out - life is fun. Technology helps fix & prevent the things that cause pain - physical (illness, hunger, trauma, catastrophe) and psychological (isolation, insecurity, victimhood, tedium). Education also plays a role: a mistrained forms habits that cause self-inflicted misery. With the right technology and education, we can all be happy.
..makes me think of when some people say 'oh animals just are nasty and eat each other'. Err no, the play, and make lurrrve, and live life to the FULL ? tis your perception that sees it wrong
Have you read "The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect"? It's about a post-technopia world and addresses some of the problems like people shutting themselves off and only self-stimulating.
It was published online; I think there's a print version but self-published at lulu or something. Anyhow, google for the phrase: "metamorphosis of prime intellect" and it should be the first result, hosted at k5.
The letters add up to 666 if you imitate the gematria of Greek and Hebrew by assigning A=1 to Z=800. I believe the two Satanic monsters of Revelation 13 in the Bible symbolize modern science and technology. The "image of the beast" described in Rev 13:15 is an AI made in the image of science, and it will rule over the technotopia created by man.
You might want to check out Ray Kurzweil's writings to see how much of this is actually in the works. Also, check out the hedonistic imperative. Not saying I agree but there are people working to replace human parts with machine parts and people working to erase the human aging gene.
I'm all for the elimination of the aging gene, so long as it is an elective elimination. Whereby one literally pulls their own trigger to affect the change.
But the crux of the issue is quite simple and I think we agree ...
yeah, no earth, no humans. i don't agree with playing around with the aging gene because of the negative effects so many other "wonderful advancements" have had.
You don't agree with playing around with the aging gene ...
Alright ...
Do you know how many people die a day as a result of aging?
Every storm cloud has its silver lining. The cyclotron was a byproduct of nuclear science. We use it in the medical field to create radioactive isotopes for nuclear medicine.
"Life is pain"? Life is obviously not pain. Pain is merely a signal that there is something wrong that needs fixing. When there is nothing wrong - inside or out - life is fun. Technology helps fix & prevent the things that cause pain - physical (illness, hunger, trauma, catastrophe) and psychological (isolation, insecurity, victimhood, tedium). Education also plays a role: a mistrained forms habits that cause self-inflicted misery. With the right technology and education, we can all be happy.
73elephants 1 year ago
@73elephants
"a mistrained forms habits..." -- that was supposed to be "a mistrained MIND forms habits..."
73elephants 1 year ago
..makes me think of when some people say 'oh animals just are nasty and eat each other'. Err no, the play, and make lurrrve, and live life to the FULL ? tis your perception that sees it wrong
GREAT video Oz!!
zezt 3 years ago
Have you read "The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect"? It's about a post-technopia world and addresses some of the problems like people shutting themselves off and only self-stimulating.
bajan13k 3 years ago
No, I haven't, sounds interesting, I'll have to see if the libraries have it. Thanks.
ozjthomas 3 years ago
It was published online; I think there's a print version but self-published at lulu or something. Anyhow, google for the phrase: "metamorphosis of prime intellect" and it should be the first result, hosted at k5.
bajan13k 3 years ago
Ok, thanks, man, I will be having some time this holiday season to read it. =)
ozjthomas 3 years ago
Technotopia = 666
The letters add up to 666 if you imitate the gematria of Greek and Hebrew by assigning A=1 to Z=800. I believe the two Satanic monsters of Revelation 13 in the Bible symbolize modern science and technology. The "image of the beast" described in Rev 13:15 is an AI made in the image of science, and it will rule over the technotopia created by man.
Earthweep 3 years ago
Weird.
ozjthomas 3 years ago
Not exactly ...
w0r1dpeace 3 years ago
You might want to check out Ray Kurzweil's writings to see how much of this is actually in the works. Also, check out the hedonistic imperative. Not saying I agree but there are people working to replace human parts with machine parts and people working to erase the human aging gene.
ozjthomas 3 years ago
I know Kurzweil.
I'm all for the elimination of the aging gene, so long as it is an elective elimination. Whereby one literally pulls their own trigger to affect the change.
But the crux of the issue is quite simple and I think we agree ...
No Earth .. No Humans.
w0r1dpeace 3 years ago
yeah, no earth, no humans. i don't agree with playing around with the aging gene because of the negative effects so many other "wonderful advancements" have had.
ozjthomas 3 years ago
You don't agree with playing around with the aging gene ...
Alright ...
Do you know how many people die a day as a result of aging?
Every storm cloud has its silver lining. The cyclotron was a byproduct of nuclear science. We use it in the medical field to create radioactive isotopes for nuclear medicine.
w0r1dpeace 3 years ago
This is something we're going to have to disagree on. I do not believe the tradeoffs have really moved us ahead or have improved things.
ozjthomas 3 years ago
Yeah, we will have to disagree.
I don't see what is so alluring about the past that floats your boat ...
We CAN have intelligent, ecologically-conscious technology.
That's where I'm at.
w0r1dpeace 3 years ago
had to revisit
great video oz
pennilesscripple 3 years ago
very cool
pennilesscripple 3 years ago
Thx. Hope it made you think. :p
ozjthomas 3 years ago