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That's not how the world works today though. The delphic aphorisms similarly argue for a certain cosmic indifference. Yet the past 500 years have been guided by
by buboard 7y ago
That's not how the world works today though. The delphic aphorisms similarly argue for a certain cosmic indifference. Yet the past 500 years have been guided by excessive overconfidence and an irreverent belief that man Can and should control the universe, and that others should hold that belief too. And it's been wildly successful by material measures.
- georgebarnett 7y agoWe are no happier as a result of that success. Instead, we are on the verge of destroying our biosphere and civilisation. Material progress is useful, but hollow.
- stevens32 7y agoThat's a material strategy, if it weren't successful by material measures it'd be just a failure in implementation. It's kind of like saying this path was the right path because we've made it pretty far on it.