| Re: What a wonderful night of contrasts |
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Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: toolytooly Date: May 4, 2008 11:47
> On Aus ABC we had Richard Dawkins wondering, in the light of his exposing
> 'psychic nonsense', why the young intellectuals are losing interest in
> the sciences.
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> On SBS we had a documentary into the US particle accelerator, and the
> speculation on the Higgs theory. The belief is that the 6 billion dollar
> accelorater (to quote the designer), could take us closer to the horizon
> than we have ever been on the structure of matter. One scientists said
> "science is what you do when you dont know what you are doing". It was
> wonderful to see such diverse pov's in succession.
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> One thing Dawkins dwelled on, was the danger of 'going back to the dark
> ages' where superstition reigned inspite of scientific breakthrough.
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> Of course what he failed to mention, it is science that could take us to
> the dark ages...literally. Of course, that would also answer his dillema
> re the new generation. I dont think anyone has ever blamed 'hocus pocus'
> for climate change, and the possible destruction of life as we know it.
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> Great to be able to observe such remarkable men in action.
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> BOfL
>
I'm on record in these parts trying to speak for the masses who made
Hyapatia of Alexandria toast. Prevailing thought is that the masses are
ignoramouses who burn down storehouses of human knowledge so they can pander
to their own belief systems. But I see it different. Whomsoever spits into
a line of ants already ordered and somewhat content, whatever the mindless
procession may seem like to urbane sophisticates, creates a bevy of
chaos...and no creature likes chaos.
What is the goal though? I mean, when do we 'arrive'? When will we KNOW
that we are at the summit of whatever ecological mountain we are supposed to
climb? In a thousand years, will we still be rationalizing devotion to the
'future'..to knowledge that we, even then, do not have?
I argue that all we really have are MOMENTS and not extended time. And that
changes everything. CURIOSITY is ok as a value. But there are far more
worthy things about our character as a creature. IMHO.
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