Originally posted by Shabazz916YouTube video
we are on th brink of our own big bang... we are going to keep creating new tech.. one day some one is going to go to far.. boom explosion that does something terrible or godzilla
Originally posted by Shabazz916
we are on th brink of our own big bang... we are going to keep creating new tech.. one day some one is going to go to far.. boom explosion that does something terrible or godzilla
That's not the only possible outcome of scientific progress. But paranoia is a helluva drug.
Originally posted by Shabazz916
scientific progress.. is destroying ourselves ??
Tell that to the billions of people living longer lives, not dying from allergies, disease, malnutrition, and boredom over the past century or so, from your scientifically made computer. Then pull your head out of your ass.
Originally posted by Stealth Moose
Tell that to the billions of people living longer lives, not dying from allergies, disease, malnutrition, and boredom over the past century or so, from your scientifically made computer. Then pull your head out of your ass.
Originally posted by Stealth Moose
Tell that to the billions of people living longer lives, not dying from allergies, disease, malnutrition, and boredom over the past century or so, from your scientifically made computer. Then pull your head out of your ass.
i get what your saying i read your earlier response wrong.. and i get the progress.. but that progress comes from our failures as a Capitalism society...
Originally posted by Epicurus
Allergies, disease and malnutrition are still a major factor in third world countries, specifically in Africa and South Asia. Just saying.
True and that was on my mind. But ultimately that's related not to teh evul science so much as social issues already present along with factors such as low literacy rates, high government corruption, civil warfare/terrorism, and religious extremism.
Originally posted by Shabazz916
i get what your saying i read your earlier response wrong.. and i get the progress.. but that progress comes from our failures as a Capitalism society...
Capitalism has issues, but scientific progress isn't one of them. They shouldn't be treated as dependent on each other.
Originally posted by Stealth Moose
True and that was on my mind. But ultimately that's related not to teh evul science so much as social issues already present along with factors such as low literacy rates, high government corruption, civil warfare/terrorism, and religious extremism.Capitalism has issues, but scientific progress isn't one of them. They shouldn't be treated as dependent on each other.
But it is. There is no research without money to fund it.
For example. The US could easily break its dependence on foreign oil. By stop making cars that run on gas but they wnt. Because they dnt wanna pay for change that will benefit everything and everyone.
Originally posted by Digi
The unsupported conflation in this thread hurts my brain.
*Drink*
Originally posted by Astner
Tax money that should go to research ends up in the pockets of private investors.
Yeah, tax money is horribly misspent. No surprise there. But how is your point relevant to my own?
Originally posted by Shabazz916
But it is. There is no research without money to fund it.For example. The US could easily break its dependence on foreign oil. By stop making cars that run on gas but they wnt. Because they dnt wanna pay for change that will benefit everything and everyone.
1. Even communist countries have currency. WTF is the point of acknowledging that money funds research? You're being obtuse.
2. If you think the American infrastructure and economy could survive a rapid change in deliveries, transportation, and spending money/stocks, you're clearly high.
Originally posted by Stealth Moose
1. Even communist countries have currency. WTF is the point of acknowledging that money funds research? You're being obtuse.
Originally posted by Stealth Moose
2. If you think the American infrastructure and economy could survive a rapid change in deliveries, transportation, and spending money/stocks, you're clearly high.
Originally posted by Digi
You've inspired me. I need to buy groceries tonight anyway.
👆
Originally posted by Astner
The point he was making is that capitalists don't want to spend more money than they have to on research.I think he has a better understanding of the American economy than you do. These ****-ups should be payed for by the ones making the investments, not by the tax payers.
No, you're being a moron. His initial point was this:
Originally posted by Shabazz916
we are on th brink of our own big bang... we are going to keep creating new tech.. one day some one is going to go to far.. boom explosion that does something terrible or godzilla
And he subsequently released this gem:
Originally posted by Shabazz916
scientific progress.. is destroying ourselves ??
So his string of logic is a bit tangled and in some places clearly tied together with different colored string.
As for you, the whole "socialist countries would do it right" is ****ing stupid for two reasons:
1. Responsible socialist countries, like those that use the Nordic model, have capitalist elements. They are not as extremely capitalist as say, the US, but they kind of like profit, money, and so on.
2. Other questionably socialist countries like the former USSR, Cuba and China couldn't manage a fruit stand without military posturing and casualties.
So yeah, way to miss the point again in a vain attempt to feel superior.
Originally posted by Stealth Moose
No, you're being a moron. His initial point was this:
Originally posted by Stealth Moose
And he subsequently released this gem:
Originally posted by Stealth Moose
So his string of logic is a bit tangled and in some places clearly tied together with different colored string.
Originally posted by Stealth Moose
As for you, the whole "socialist countries would do it right" is ****ing stupid for two reasons:1. Responsible socialist countries, like those that use the Nordic model, have capitalist elements. They are not as extremely capitalist as say, the US, but they kind of like profit, money, and so on.
Capitalism, in its purest form, means that the police won't help you out if you can't afford it.
Originally posted by Stealth Moose
2. Other questionably socialist countries like the former USSR, Cuba and China couldn't manage a fruit stand without military posturing and casualties.
Then again you've been using communism and socialism interchangeably so I wouldn't be surprised if you didn't know the difference.
Originally posted by Stealth Moose
So yeah, way to miss the point again in a vain attempt to feel superior.