None of that is true, however romantic it might sound. Depending on how one defines 
"emotion", that smells the most true. But the mechanisms of emotion are as coupled to 
current reality as is every part of our bodies. To suggest that, say, the Space Force or methods 
like quantitative easing are medieval is just nonsense. Technology is more democratized than it has 
ever been. Granted, it takes (a lot) of work to familiarize oneself with something like how GPS 
works or how to NOT click on that phishing email. But to suggest that it's "godlike" says 
more about the person than it does about the state of technology.

On 10/4/24 11:16, Prof David West wrote:
/"The real problem of humanity is the following: we have Paleolithic emotions, 
medieval institutions, and godlike technology. And it is terrifically dangerous."/  
Edward O. Wilson.



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