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Comment author: Thomas 15 September 2014 11:07:55AM *  10 points [-]

There are some I hold:

  • 1: evolution isn't inherently slow. Sometimes/often it can be faster than any other known method.
  • 2: thinking is nothing but evolutionary process in our heads. No really deep secrets here to be uncovered.
  • 3: from 1 and 2 a really near Singularity is possible, but not mandatory
  • 4: the infinity is not even a coherent concept
  • 5: there are no aliens nearby, life is rare (but this is not a contrarian position anymore)
  • 6: Venus is hot due to volcanoes
  • 7: Mother Nature is a stupid bitch. Some species - like wild dogs of Africa - make everything even worse
  • 8: the Universe is not only to conquer, but to re-shape completely
  • 9: Rome was magnificent, Carthage was not
  • 10: the Relativity isn't coherent either
Comment author: gjm 15 September 2014 11:30:00AM 11 points [-]

These are 10 different propositions. Fortunately I disagree with most of them so can upvote the whole bag with a clear conscience, but it would be better for this if you separated them out.

Comment author: peter_hurford 15 September 2014 02:49:43PM 3 points [-]

I agree with this meta-comment. Should I downvote it?

Comment author: gjm 15 September 2014 02:52:29PM 3 points [-]

See my earlier comment on this.

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