(September 11, 2013 at 3:58 pm)Chuck Wrote:(September 11, 2013 at 3:54 pm)Heir Apparent Wrote: By that point I would also hope that as a "human race" we would have agreed that religion isn't getting us anywhere (and fast!) and advancement is far more important.
Members of human race instinctively try to screw the race in order to get ahead within the race. This is why "profit maximization" is considered a much more realistic objective function in economic modeling than "global optimization".
Oh definitely. Don't get me wrong, I hold no illusions as to the greed and power grabbing tendencies of humans. That's why I employed such phrases as "I would hope."
Because really, I'd put my money on global destruction or monopoly before unity.
No creator in the heavens above (I am the lightning)
Rest your weary mind
No demons in the furnace below (I am the frenzy)
I have realized I AM GOD
Rest your weary mind
No demons in the furnace below (I am the frenzy)
I have realized I AM GOD