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02-14-2007, 02:13 AM
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of course, the scientific mehod requires finite or definable variables at some point, science can only go so far, then comes beleif (or lack thereof).
i cant wait until the philosophy section gets put up! 
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02-14-2007, 07:14 AM
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of course, the scientific mehod requires finite or definable variables at some point, science can only go so far, then comes beleif (or lack thereof).
| Nope. Unfounded belief need not follow. That's the glorious difference between this non-dogmatic approach and the dogmatic religious approach.
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04-13-2007, 01:50 PM
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Vernor Vinge, a well respected writer on the subject predicts a "technological singularity" will occur at some point between now and 2030. He writes about computers etc. getting more intelligent than us pretty shortly - there is lots of speculation that this might lead to the end of humanity. Re: films like the Terminator series where computers get cleverer than us then try to wipe us out. Many writers think this isn't as far-fetched as it might sound. It's a bit blooming frightening.
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04-13-2007, 01:52 PM
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Sweet. The matrix for real!!
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04-13-2007, 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by redcliff  I think the point is that now, that the end of the world is near, we can all start to pillage and rape and stop bathing.
and the sooner the better. | I will especially be enjoying the pillaging.
But seriously, the earth has been here a heckuva long time. I believe it will continue to be here for a heckuva even longer time. 
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Stop bathing? I thought that already happened...
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04-17-2007, 12:38 AM
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I'm reasonably confident that humanity will not succeed in wiping itself out completely.
And even more confident that a good selection of plant and animal life will survive as well.
Now, knowledge and technology, on the other hand... It's all too easy to slip into a dark age. Where is Hari Seldon when we need him? | |
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