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"neural nets can be strengthened like any other muscle, especially if there is social encouragement pushing in one direction or the other." This is exactly wha
by JonnieCache 15y ago
"neural nets can be strengthened like any other muscle, especially if there is social encouragement pushing in one direction or the other."
This is exactly what I'm talking about. Just like everything else in the world of human beings, we are seeing mutual feedback between society and genetics, which flows in both directions and is impossible to separate.
Like I said in my other comment, I am not arguing that biology isn't a factor. On the contrary, I am arguing that biology and society both play mutually reinforcing roles, the problems begin when people start trying to paint behaviour as an immutable product of predefined genetic destiny, and then using this to support political stances that promote their own status in society.
- Alex3917 15y ago"the problems begin when people start trying to paint behaviour as an immutable product of predefined genetic destiny, and then using this to support political stances that promote their own status in society" At the same time, trying to change people's behavior is a lot like cutting down the rainforest or wiping out indigenous peoples. It sounds like a great idea, but the destruction of cognitive and behavioral diversity is probably going to lead to our extinction in the long run. That's not meant as a justification of the status quo, but rather to point out that no one really knows what the fuck is going on.
- JonnieCache 15y ago"the destruction of cognitive and behavioral diversity is probably going to lead to our extinction in the long run." What an interesting idea. It would make an excellent central concept for a work of speculative fiction, and probably already has.
- adrianN 15y agoSomething like that is important in "The Lion of Comarre" by Arthur Clarke.
- sliverstorm 15y agoI would tend to agree, diversity being so fundamental to survival. Even in a futuristic world like Deus Ex where you can customize yourself at will, so long as we have biological components we will have biological weaknesses, and diversity is what helps mitigate those weaknesses.