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Humans have tried to camouflage this unchanging reality under a thin and mutable veneer of myths and rituals, but we have never really broken free from the law of the jungle. Indeed, our myths and rituals are themselves a weapon used by the jungle's top dogs to deceive and trap their inferiors. Those who don't realise this are dangerously naive and will fall prey to some ruthless predator.
— Jun 24, 2025 10:57PM
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Paul Thabet
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Do we need to go through another cycle of global empires, totalitarian regimes and world wars in order to figure out how to use new technologies benevolently? The technologies of the twenty-first century are far more powerful and potentially far more destructive - than those of the twentieth century. We therefore have less room for error.
— Jun 17, 2025 10:53PM
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Democracies die not only when people are not free to talk but also when people are not willing or able to listen.
— Apr 28, 2025 06:06PM
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On "noble lies" that hold societies together: No wonder that various governments and churches have banned or limited the teaching of evolution, preferring to sacrifice truth for the sake of order.
— Mar 18, 2025 03:47PM
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Can we trust computer algorithms to make wise decisions and create a better world? That's a much bigger gamble than trusting an enchanted broom to fetch water. And it is more than just human lives we are gambling on. AI could alter the course not just of our species' history but of the evolution of all life forms.
— Mar 10, 2025 08:42PM
