Subj : Re: Neuralink
To   : Andeddu
From : Moondog
Date : Thu Aug 20 2020 09:17:00

  Re: Re: Neuralink
  By: Andeddu to Dennisk on Wed Aug 19 2020 05:16 pm

 > 
 > I believe we are a long way off a world with no physical/mental adversity. I
 > understand that going though hardship can create character, which in turn ca
 > create a better person. There are, however, a huge number of truly awful peo
 > who think nothing of causing harm to others. I know this is also a problem w
 > our judicial system, as it doesn't appear to deter deplorable and heinous ac
 > 
 > Sam Harris talks of a world where there is no human caused suffering. In ord
 > to make such a world possible, one would be incapable of causing unnecessary
 > harm to another person/creatre. Perhaps something like gene manipulation cou
 > work in the future... from what I know, empathy (although still does not
 > prevent a person from killing another person) can mitigate the desire in a
 > person to cause harm/suffering to another. A high empathy population would
 > proper, I believe, and would be as close to a humane (and free-willed) utopi
 > society as I can imagine.
 > 
I'd hate to see the human race being bred into being a bunch of sheep.  We
are not farm animals to be genetically altered to go to slaughter.   We are
intelligent, self aware beings who are capable of more than acting on
instincts and primal urges.  It will take awhile for everyone to come
onboard, however I believe a philosphy based on people treating others the
wish they be treated can be adopted.  The biggest part of this is finding the
common thread behind all nations and creeds and establish common ground.
Henry Rollins, a musician also know n for spoken word performances spoke of
an idea he had about dropping all the even numbered Ramones albums on one
side of the Israeli border and all the odd number albums in Palestinian
controlled territory.  The day will come where the troops will be massing and
getting ready to fight, then someone on the opposite side will hear some
music that sounds familiar, but the song is unknown.  Eventually the gates ope
n and peace treaties will be authored as a means to exchange the albums the
other side has not heard.

This is a bit ridiculous, however there has to be a way to establish peace
and common ground without breeding people into being sheep.

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