speculations
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SPECULATION(S) [lat. speculari ‘observe’, specere ‘to look at’] ‘pursuit of truth by means of thinking’, ’mere conjecture’, i.e. informed foresight, incl. fin. spec., phil. spec., or hist. spec. Just channel the future and share!
If you had to speculate, what would you say?
History will not treat our 21st century speciesism with kindness. Our akratic behaviour will not be easily forgiven. But is this not also a moloch problem? Nobody wants it, yet still the structures are maintained. 🐍🌱🐋🐆🌵🐒🌿🐙🐜
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Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth·05:43 18/06/2024
Strong opinion, loosely held:
A century from now, our descendants will not look kindly upon how we treat other* animals today. I wager that within this century, a radical shift will occur in mankind's perception of animal consciousness, and with it, animal rights as well.
We will eventually come to accept as obvious that Homo sapiens does not hold an exceptional place in the animal kingdom; that our qualia is not substantively different from that of other living fauna; and that an elaborate language, while a great multiplier for intelligence, is not a prerequisite for it.
It will appear evident to our great grandchildren that other animals feel perceive, and think; and that if those qualia are difficult for us to imagine, it's only because of our own sensorial and brain limitations.
The seismic change starts here: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv223z15mpmo
* I eventually added "others" but my first human bias was to skip the word, as if we were not ourselves members of the vast animal kingdom
A century from now, our descendants will not look kindly upon how we treat other* animals today. I wager that within this century, a radical shift will occur in mankind's perception of animal consciousness, and with it, animal rights as well.
We will eventually come to accept as obvious that Homo sapiens does not hold an exceptional place in the animal kingdom; that our qualia is not substantively different from that of other living fauna; and that an elaborate language, while a great multiplier for intelligence, is not a prerequisite for it.
It will appear evident to our great grandchildren that other animals feel perceive, and think; and that if those qualia are difficult for us to imagine, it's only because of our own sensorial and brain limitations.
The seismic change starts here: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv223z15mpmo
* I eventually added "others" but my first human bias was to skip the word, as if we were not ourselves members of the vast animal kingdom
gm 🔮 The future is like the ocean. We are not designed to live in it. We are beings of the present. But with the right tools we can still dive in and explore. (sound on).
Don't just sit there! We have a massive system to supplement. Here are some suggestions on how to get started ⤵️
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tricil
@tricil.eth·20:25 15/06/2024
List of classical music concerts with an unruly audience response https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_classical_music_concerts_with_an_unruly_audience_response
