Hasn't every civilization ever constructed eventually collapsed? — Hippyhead
Civilisation is competition, evolution and survival of the fittest at meme level — Chris1952Engineer
5) Thus, science gives human beings new powers at an ever accelerating pace.
6) Human maturity and judgment advances at an incremental pace at best, if at all. [...] — Hippyhead
Science is only a death trap if you do not have the reasoning skills to properly make decisions and distinguish between multiple forms of alternatives and alternative thinking-styles to optimize toward ones betterment. — Cobra
It is not the science that is the death trap, but the poorly made decision-processes diminished by underdeveloped forms of reasoning. — Cobra
Moving beyond "more is better" will inevitably involve learning how to say no to some knowledge. — Hippyhead
How do you propose to control the spread of knowledge and halt experiments in "dangerous" areas — Chris1952Engineer
To assume that science knows reality is impossible, — Rafaella Leon
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