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July
@july
The rational perspective, and science in general has a tendency to focus on the problem, and shut everything else out. I think this makes sense, if you were learning how to code and you had to question what a "variable" meant in life instead of just accepting it, it would take too long. That being said...
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July
@july
I think that one should take a stand, somewhere, on something. My stand: it's important to remember that rational perspective and science, and technology and progress - it's a means, not an end. The end is the improvement of quality of life, and betterment of humanity as a whole. The means is a way to get to that end
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tldr (tim reilly)
@tldr
🤝🤝🤝 Science is so useful when we are honest about recognizing its inherent limits. When we don't, we end up "exercising the most extreme precision on the smallest questions while gambling like madmen on the largest questions"
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John Camkiran
@johncamkiran
Science and mathematics are both projects of philosophy. By contrast, engineering has its roots in trade and thereby enjoys a much deeper connection to our story as a species.
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thehilker 🎩↑🥱
@trh
Science alone cannot provide an imperative, nor values or direction.
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Ismène [ ismɛn ] 🎩🐹
@ismene
just needed to drop a second <3 here.
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Andreas Birath 🫂
@andreasbirath
The lamp post thing aside. This is a hill I'm ready to die on; if we confuse means and end - we are doomed. Quality of life = goal.
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