Subj : Re: Neuralink
To   : Andeddu
From : Moondog
Date : Wed Aug 19 2020 09:56:00

  Re: Re: Neuralink
  By: Andeddu to Ogg on Tue Aug 18 2020 08:25 pm

 >   Re: Re: Neuralink
 >   By: Ogg to Andeddu on Mon Aug 17 2020 08:40 pm
 > 
 >  > I am not sure whether you are saying that you agree with CS Lewis or not,
 >  > but he also said, "free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the
 >  > only thing that makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth having. 
 >  > world of automata -of creatures that worked like machines- would hardly b
 >  > worth creating."
 > 
 > I can see the validity of both sides of the argument. There's so much barbar
 > and cruelty in the world that I would be tempted to remove man's free will, 
 > only to end the suffering.
 > 

Earlier this year I heard the quote:  "Ships are safe when anchored
in protected harbors.  But that's what ships are for."  By the same theme I
view humans as builders and problem solvers.  There is an innate curiosity
where humans will take risks to seek answers.  In order gorw and move on as a
civilization, there needs to be some form of suffering or discomfort: a reason
 to discover and implement changes.  Places where this is absent are where
people toil in poverty and discomfort.  As problem solvers, we need to find wa
ys to improve conditions in these areas to encourage growth rather than pump
in money and resources to pacify these people.

Imagine a family owned business, where the parents created the business as a
means to rise above the lack of opportunity elsewhere.  they do well, and
have a child and spoil it versus teaching them responsibility and respect for
others.  Should they expect the child to see the opportunity given to them to
be prosperous, or would the child show no interest?  A society where poeple
are neither suffering nor engaged in improving their status sounds horrible.

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