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That's kind of my point. I completely agree that humans are bad about making their own choices, but I don't think that taking choices away from them is the righ
by CaptSpify 10y ago
That's kind of my point. I completely agree that humans are bad about making their own choices, but I don't think that taking choices away from them is the right answer either. IME, better education about those choices, and less pressures about those choices are the solutions.
- nemo1618 10y agoThat sounds well and good, but "better education" is a bit hand-wavey, isn't it? When we educate someone, aren't we, in a way, taking away their choice to do certain things? Sure, in principle they can still make completely free choices, but it is often very difficult to deviate from one's programming. Somewhere along the line, someone has to accept the responsibility for programming others. It's simply a fact of being human that your consciousness will be shaped by factors beyond your control. Maybe it's time for us to abandon the ideal of the Unconstrained Man and instead embrace the arbitrary.