HAPPY HUMAN ACHIEVEMENT DAY!
Oct 21 marks the anniversary of Edison’s invention of the first workable lightbulb. If we want more lightbulbs shining above our heads, symbolizing new human-enhancing ideas in our minds ready to be made real, let’s raise consciousness and promote the values of achievement!
The scariest part of this is that we've reached the point of self evolution. It started with the discovery that we could use artificial means to survive by artificially energizing our immune systems to fight off diseases (vaccination). The biggest step is starting now, with genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, and bionics. We are about to become a superhuman species, and we need to recognize that fact and institute rules that help us achieve that goal responsibly.
Yea, us!
Think of Obama's idea that we should acknowledge the "accomplishments" of Muslim mathematicians and attribute our advances in space research to them.
I am not advocating doing nothing which is the worst attitude.
Especially, since we know the left would invade every and any venue they can think of.
The task is enormous, considering education. It is a major area for indoctrination, starting with impressionable minds.
How do you propose to do it?
Electing the right people to run institutions is the only way that works. The majority of them has been taken over or infiltrated by the left, knowing full well what is at stake.
Obama was pushing for starting at kindergarten. Never too early for brainwashing.
On the other hand, our advances in space are to our credit, not theirs, obviously: dozens of countries benefited from the intellectual achievements of Muslim mathematicians and scholars...but only Russia and the US went into space.
Jan
But in Obama's head it works like this: a business owner "Did not build" his business himself through 24/7 days/ months and years. It was "others" who did it for him.
By the same logic, it did not matter that we put in hard money and effort to go into space. It was the Muslim mathematicians who enabled it.
Ergo, they have the credit.
We can't really expect anything else from a guy who did not put in a decent day of work in his life. He thinks that "organizing" people is the only work on the planet worth mentioning.
So, while I understand and agree with what you said, in trying to avoid doing that, I state that it is fine to praise medieval Muslim scholarship. At that time, they (and the Song dynasty in China) were the socially progressive and scientific luminaries of the planet, and they should justly get credit for it. (Now they are not; and should not.)
Jan
I assure you that the scientific community is doing a very good job at that.
Obama's intentions were different in this, and that is the only comment I make in closing.
Jan