curi comments on David Deutsch on How To Think About The Future - Less Wrong

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Comment author: curi 10 April 2011 08:09:20PM 1 point [-]

. And the slogan: "All evils are due to lack of knowledge".

You should read his book, The Beginning of Infinity. It's not a slogan but a philosophical position which he explains at length. Learn why he thinks it. He's not an idiot.

Since you partly agree with him, and have mixed feelings, I think it'd be worth looking into for you, so I wanted to let you know it's much more than a slogan! And "optimism" to DD does not mean "predicting a positive future", it's not about wearing rose colored glasses.