overstep8556@jlai.lu to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoWe May Be Surrounded by Trillions of Conscious Beings, Research Suggests—And They Aren’t Humanwww.popularmechanics.comexternal-linkmessage-square53linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkWe May Be Surrounded by Trillions of Conscious Beings, Research Suggests—And They Aren’t Humanwww.popularmechanics.comoverstep8556@jlai.lu to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square53linkfedilink
minus-squareSoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoI reject it for the same reason I am staunchly anti-religious: I think the acceptance of magical thinking is a net negative for society. Free will is overrated. It feels like we have it and whether it’s real or not has no impact on our actions. You’ve traded one illusion for another.
minus-squareElting@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoI would contend that believing all can be known is magical thinking on its own.
I reject it for the same reason I am staunchly anti-religious: I think the acceptance of magical thinking is a net negative for society.
Free will is overrated. It feels like we have it and whether it’s real or not has no impact on our actions. You’ve traded one illusion for another.
I would contend that believing all can be known is magical thinking on its own.