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David Deutsch on Optimism
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An excerpt from an RSA event in which physicist David Deutsch makes the case for optimism as a driver of progress in the 21st century. It is a short highlight of a longer discussion.
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Pointed to as an antidote to pessimism about the future, tied to Deutsch's ideas in The Beginning of Infinity.
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I encourage everyone pessimistic about our future to learn about David Deutsch's infinite optimism: [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗You need to read “The Beginning of Infinity” by David Deutsch. It will help clear up all the muddled thinking I see going on when I read those lines of yours. Edit: You can also go here and watch this: [VIDEO] I still recommend the book though.
Read original comment ↗>Of course, we know that today the Luddites are not viewed particularly kindly On the contrary, it is technology and progress that are viewed with scepticism -- watch almost any recent sci-fi movie. [VIDEO]
Read original comment ↗Say we were to crash potentially earth-destroying asteroids into the moon and then offer free mining rights to companies on a first-to-get-there basis. I think we would still hear a a cacophony of moral objections. A spirit of pessimism seems to be hanging over us these days: [VIDEO]
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