“We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom. The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers, people able to put together the right information at the right time, think critically about it, and make important choices wisely.”
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Individual versus group selection results in a mix of altruism and selfishness, of virtue and sin, among the members of a society.
If we were to wipe out insects alone on this planet, the rest of life and humanity with it would mostly disappear from the land. Within a few months.
I see no way out of the problems that organized religion and tribalism create other than humans just becoming more honest and fully aware of themselves.
I thought perhaps it should be recognized that religious people, including fundamentalists, are quite intelligent, many of them are highly educated, and they should be treated with complete respect.
