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GlassDog · 41-45, M
Without wanting to offend anyone, I had an interesting discussion with an academic who believes religion is not quite a mental illness but certainly a flaw or aberration in our psychology. Similar to our earlier needs to believe in Father Christmas, the Easter Bunny, and similar to our later beliefs in astrology, crystals that heal, and that politicians mean what they say.
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GlassDog · 41-45, M
@Pfuzylogic I'd agree with most of that. I'd certainly agree we can't know everything and the nature of the universe imposes its own limits on what we can ever know. In that sense, we can't rule anything out, only talk about probabilities.
Where I'd disagree is the promotion of fear. Most of the academics I know have found they have to underplay natural and man-made threats because of the way the media works, and perhaps also our collective psychology. In that sense, many are unaware of the scale of some of the threats to our wellbeing and I think will, at some point, blame scientists, asking "Why didn't you warn us?"
Where I'd disagree is the promotion of fear. Most of the academics I know have found they have to underplay natural and man-made threats because of the way the media works, and perhaps also our collective psychology. In that sense, many are unaware of the scale of some of the threats to our wellbeing and I think will, at some point, blame scientists, asking "Why didn't you warn us?"
Pfuzylogic · M
@GlassDog
Part of that might be the way that Hawking promoted himself with claims of disproving parallel universes, that there is no god and other narcissistic self promotions. I do find a thread of fear in much of science or at least I see that on the science channel and other science communications promoted to the general public. I don’t trust those who create the stories. There has been known that some will say many things to get funding. I appreciate the discussion. It is getting late here i.e. 5 AM.
Part of that might be the way that Hawking promoted himself with claims of disproving parallel universes, that there is no god and other narcissistic self promotions. I do find a thread of fear in much of science or at least I see that on the science channel and other science communications promoted to the general public. I don’t trust those who create the stories. There has been known that some will say many things to get funding. I appreciate the discussion. It is getting late here i.e. 5 AM.
GlassDog · 41-45, M
@Pfuzylogic I was not much of a fan of Hawking or his self-promotion. The way science works (in academia, at least) is generally better, but all things are susceptible to the worst of human behaviour, especially when a lot of money is involved. Night night. Sleep well!
JJKale · 56-60, M
It is a very dangerous virus that infects individual brains across vast networks of similar brains that still have the BC chipset.
Unfortunately new brains are still installed with the BC chipset due to their assembly and programming being controlled by previous generations of BC brains.
Newer chipsets are available but not yet installed or indeed activated on global networks. Particularly in the South of the US, Middle East and Europe.
Unfortunately new brains are still installed with the BC chipset due to their assembly and programming being controlled by previous generations of BC brains.
Newer chipsets are available but not yet installed or indeed activated on global networks. Particularly in the South of the US, Middle East and Europe.
Pfuzylogic · M
plungesponge · 41-45, M
It's not a virus, more like an operating system. It has many alarming loopholes like windows but it does allow people running the same system to interact efficiently
Rodrick · 46-50, M
Is it?
Rodrick · 46-50, M
@BigHeadScience Doesn’t really answer your question; so do you believe you have a virus or not?
BigHeadScience · 41-45, F
@Rodrick No
Rodrick · 46-50, M
@BigHeadScience cool.
Dan193 · 31-35, M
The computer virus of the brain is a tumor.