2013-09-13

The Decline of Science and Technology

As social mood declines, science is losing its stature in the public eye. Now it is being recognized as an existential threat. Consider the (refuted) line that religion is the cause of most wars. Even if it were true, scientists themselves admit that science is the greater existential threat.

If the end of the world were nigh, you’d want the world’s biggest brains trying to stop it. And that’s exactly what's happening
“Many scientists are concerned that developments in human technology may soon pose new, extinction-level risks to our species as a whole,” says a statement on the group’s website.
The key takeaway here is that technological progress is the problem.

Also, from a pure social mood perspective, why are they deciding to think about this problem now? At peak social mood, we plan for Mars colonies. At trough social mood, we will ban various technologies.

The Daily Mail has the more colorful look at the story: Killer robots and crippling cyber attacks: How the world is going to end - according to super brains such as Stephen Hawking

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