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One fundamentally wrong assumption here is the part about superseding Neanderthals. We didn’t supersede thousands of other species. There is no reason to belie
by trasz 4y ago
One fundamentally wrong assumption here is the part about superseding Neanderthals. We didn’t supersede thousands of other species. There is no reason to believe humans would get superseded, we’re just too useful. It’s more likely we’ll be employed instead.
Another questionable assumption is of course that future tense.
- russellbeattie 4y agoAt the time he spoke, that was the general assumption. In terms of Clarke's ability to predict the future? I think he proved his prescience enough to take his words seriously.
- trasz 4y agoAt the time Pascal’s Wager was the general assumption. Which doesn’t change the fact that it’s false - same as this one.