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That's what was lurking on the other end of demolished Chesterton's fence. And now it's coming back slowly like a tide that no dam of enlightenment can hold it.

by high_5 3y ago

That's what was lurking on the other end of demolished Chesterton's fence. And now it's coming back slowly like a tide that no dam of enlightenment can hold it. That's why I'm more worried of people antropomorphizing the existing GPTs than the potential coming of AGI.

aquariusDue 3y ago
Totally agree, as time goes on I've started wondering if the accelerated tearing down of traditions and cultural walls from the last 100 and something years wasn't a totally good thing. Of course it lead to some great outcomes, but at the same time some holes were left open and what seems to fill them isn't up to par. To phrase the above in a straightforward example: If astrology and other woo-woo replace religion over the next 100 years then they'll have the same growing pains that the early christian church did. Sure, now the way you live your life isn't dictated by your local priest which is great I suppose. But now you shouldn't marry the person you love because ultimately your star signs aren't compatible. I for one welcome the arrival of our machine overlords once they develop opinions. /s Disclaimer: My username is related to astrology.
- chargingmarmot 3y ago
  I just wanted to complicate the story by pointing out that secular materialism is not new! All the ingredients are there in the philosophy put forward by Epicurus in 307 BC, which was widely known by the Romans and rediscovered by renaissance humanists in the 1500s (in De rerum natura). (Epicurean tenets I have in mind are: The universe behaves according to physical laws; whether or not the Gods exist, they are not concerned with human affairs and do not intervene; there is no afterlife and yet no need to fear death.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicureanism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicureanism
corgihamlet 3y ago
I've seen spiritual girls on TikTok deriving divine messages from using Stable Diffusio on their face, almost using it like an oracle.

by high_5 3y ago

aquariusDue 3y ago

Totally agree, as time goes on I've started wondering if the accelerated tearing down of traditions and cultural walls from the last 100 and something years wasn't a totally good thing. Of course it lead to some great outcomes, but at the same time some holes were left open and what seems to fill them isn't up to par. To phrase the above in a straightforward example: If astrology and other woo-woo replace religion over the next 100 years then they'll have the same growing pains that the early christian church did. Sure, now the way you live your life isn't dictated by your local priest which is great I suppose. But now you shouldn't marry the person you love because ultimately your star signs aren't compatible. I for one welcome the arrival of our machine overlords once they develop opinions. /s Disclaimer: My username is related to astrology.

chargingmarmot 3y ago
I just wanted to complicate the story by pointing out that secular materialism is not new! All the ingredients are there in the philosophy put forward by Epicurus in 307 BC, which was widely known by the Romans and rediscovered by renaissance humanists in the 1500s (in De rerum natura). (Epicurean tenets I have in mind are: The universe behaves according to physical laws; whether or not the Gods exist, they are not concerned with human affairs and do not intervene; there is no afterlife and yet no need to fear death.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicureanism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicureanism

corgihamlet 3y ago

I've seen spiritual girls on TikTok deriving divine messages from using Stable Diffusio on their face, almost using it like an oracle.