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and am not aware of that being a widely held position I’m a (edit: popular) sci-fi addict. One of the prevalent tropes when the human races is battling another
by huppeldepup 3y ago
and am not aware of that being a widely held position
I’m a (edit: popular) sci-fi addict. One of the prevalent tropes when the human races is battling another intelligence is that we’ll win because we have a soul/something extra/emotions/that special way of living life. When meeting a benevolent race, this is also often the reason why we’re spared … “they’re primitive but there’s something about them we haven’t encountered anywhere else”.
It may not be a widely held opinion but it sure gets suggested a lot.
- mpweiher 3y ago1. Soul, consciousness ≠ intelligence I mean, that's kind of the gist of my post. 2. Trope in sci-fi ≠ widely held position Both practical/survivable faster than light travel and time travel are common tropes in sci-fi. Last I checked, it is not a widely held position that either of these is actually possible.
- huppeldepup 3y agoI'm following, but when it comes to "widely held position" I should remind you that along those lines it's a widely held position that an invisible superbeing created all this stuff. I don't enjoy discussing "what most people think", it depresses me.