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Comment They don't want anyone to be able to think (Score 1) 34

It's a disservice to have kids focus on using AI instead of learning how to think algorithmically/programmatically, which is a skillset that transfers over into all aspects of life, including getting more out of AI.

If kids are taught to offload problem solving to AI before being taught how to think for themselves, then we've basically turned children into NPCs.

Comment When did they change the definition of Conscientio (Score 1, Informative) 122

conscientious(adj.) 1610s, of persons, "controlled by conscience, governed by the known rules of right and wrong;" of conduct, etc., "regulated by conscience," 1630s, from French conscientieux (16c.; Modern French consciencieux), from Medieval Latin conscientiosus, from Latin conscientia "sense of right, moral sense" (see conscience).

conscience(n.) c. 1200, "faculty of knowing what is right," originally especially to Christian ethics, later "awareness that the acts for which one feels responsible do or do not conform to one's ideal of right," later (late 14c.) more generally, "sense of fairness or justice, moral sense."

This is from Old French conscience "conscience, innermost thoughts, desires, intentions; feelings" (12c.) and directly from Latin conscientia "a joint knowledge of something, a knowing of a thing together with another person; consciousness, knowledge;" particularly, "knowledge within oneself, sense of right and wrong, a moral sense," abstract noun from conscientem (nominative consciens), present participle of conscire "be (mutually) aware; be conscious of wrong," in Late Latin "to know well," from assimilated form of com "with," or "thoroughly" (see con-) + scire "to know," probably originally "to separate one thing from another, to distinguish," related to scindere "to cut, divide," from PIE root *skei- "to cut, split" (source also of Greek skhizein "to split, rend, cleave"). The Latin word is probably a loan-translation of Greek syneidesis, literally "with-knowledge." The sense development is perhaps via "to know along with others" (what is right or wrong) to "to know right or wrong within oneself, know in one's own mind" (conscire sibi). Sometimes it was nativized in Old English/early Middle English as inwit. Russian also uses a loan-translation, so-vest, "conscience," literally "with-knowledge."

Comment Re: As I recall plaque isn't necessarily bad. (Score 1) 70

You have more hope in diet...

I agree nutrition and exercise are the most important and best solutions even if the problem is lack of lithium in our diet.

The problem is our food is less and less vitamin and mineral dense every year.

Our soils are depleted of minerals, and hydroponic fertilizers typically contain even fewer.

It is sadly possible to eat exactly the foods you should, but still be vitamin/mineral deficient because of this.

I highly recommend a book called Soil, Grass, and Cancer. It's available from libraries free online as it's out of print. We've known for over 100yrs the connection between depleted soils, sick livestock, and sick people. The most effective treatment was fixing the soil, not supplementing the livestock, and not supplementing the people.

Comment Re: Climate change accelerates evolution (Score 1) 31

Jkechel you have no idea what you're talking about. If people keep pushing greenhouse gas theory, which is predicted to have a maximum effect if less than 2 degrees by 2100, it's blood that will be on your hands. Regreening, restorative ag practices,etc have way bigger impacts in a shorter time frame, and active destruction of habitat and pollution are killing us way faster than any greenhouse gas model concerns.

If you are really worried about climate change you would focus on the worst issues. You've been brainwashed by with marketing materials. If you have arterial bleeding, you don't ignore it and make an appointment to check out a funny looking mole.

flag me as a troll to your hearts content, but I'm guessing I'm the only one here with papers in peer-reviewed journals.

Comment Re: Climate change accelerates evolution (Score -1, Troll) 31

The only causes of 'Climate change' that are proveably man-made and rectifiable are deforestation and desertification caused by poor ag practices, poor land management, water fuckery. Pollution is destroying our ecosystems directly, not indirectly through greenhouse games.

The concept of Climate change was invented to increase profits, and shift blame away companies and practices that are directly harming the environment.

I work in Climate tech, ecoegineering and coastal protection. I talk to scientists, politicians, activists everyday. Whatever anyone's opinion on 'Climate change', almost everyone agrees that if you were to triage causes and what the most impactful actions you could take would be, almost none of those actions are incentivized because they are not as profitable and imply liability on specific organizations and corporations.

The hardest challenge in this sector isn't "what can we do to fix things", it's "how do we shoehorn carbon credits into a solution we think will actually do some good."

Comment They framed it wrong. (Score 1) 32

AI won't replace half of white-collar jobs, AI SHOULD replace half of white-collar jobs.

anything can can be automated should be automated. It's not the jobs that need to questioned, it's the concept of 'earning a living' that needs to be questioned in the face of automation and efficiency. If 70% of jobs are considered non-essential wtf are we doing as a society? Inventing busy-work to pay our dues, and keep idle hands from questioning the status quo.

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