tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post5464486692959929210..comments2023-10-26T22:06:11.166+11:00Comments on Metamagician3000: 'If Only We Were Smarter" - Philippe Verdoux on big brains - IEET countdown # 13Russell Blackfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12431324430596809958noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24761391.post-908157120054425682011-01-14T11:47:04.822+11:002011-01-14T11:47:04.822+11:00I would disagree. The problems appear not because ...I would disagree. The problems appear not because we're 'getting smarter' but because certain segments of the population are creating technologies that the rest cannot use sustainably or with due caution. <br /><br />Just think of a world in which everyone is an academic, a scientist, a philosopher, an engineer. Surely that sort of world would be far more stable that ours and far preferable to going back to the pre-historic era?<br /><br />How to get to there from here though...Necandumnoreply@blogger.com