Craig Murray
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Re: How does this era in innovation measure up?
In previous eras, innovations came rarely, but when they did, they were big. The ability to create fire, the wheel, melting bronze... those innovations were massive and they changes things in ways we, in the modern era, have trouble imagining. But in this era, changes come constantly. And each change is very small. There are 1,000,000 innovation-based changes happening right now! And the weight of those 1,000,000 innovations a second is a much bigger deal than anything that has happened preivously.Remember that the last 100 years is the first time in the history of the earth, that life on earth has the ability to destroy all life on earth. That's a new innovation, and it's a pretty big deal if you ask me. But a nuclear weapon is not 1 innovation. It lives on the backs of all the innovations that came before it (fire, the wheel, bronze). So in a way, innovation is a cumulative experience. And in that way, the question itself starts to lose meaning. The innovations of this era are just the next set of innovations in the discorvey of Life the Universe and Everything. … Read More
January 17, 2008 |
Craig Murray commented on How does this era in innovation measure up? on January 17, 2008, 3:04 AM
There were much bigger changes... the wheel, fire, melting iron, those were all big. But the modern era has 1,000,000 small changes. Compounded those 1,000,000 changes add up to much more, much faster, than any other change period.
Craig Murray commented on What is the worlds biggest challenge in the coming decade? on January 17, 2008, 3:02 AM
American myopia? More like Christian myopia!He plays the abortion card in the first 20 seconds... Yet I'm sure he's pro-death penalty. More evangelical hypocrisy.
Craig Murray commented on Science in America on January 17, 2008, 2:57 AM
That research has been "privatized" by the fed. There is plenty of research, but unfortunatley it's driven by profit-seeking corporations.While I agree that the fed should start funding research again, I disagree with the idea that R&D expendature is down. It's clearly not down. It's just being paid for by the wrong people with the wrong motives.
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Craig Murray commented on should evolution be taught in 'public' schools on January 18, 2008, 1:23 AM
Evolution is as much fact as gravity. Newton discovered gravity, but Einstien proved him only half-correct. Same is true with evolution. We only know part of the story, but it's a true story. We come from monkeys, which come from lizards, which come from frogs, which come from fish. That's fact, as much as the law of gravity or the law of general relativity are facts.What I dont understand is why people who "believe in God and the bible" cant also accept evolution. Why cant evolution be the "how"? God's will is still the why. The bible is still trying to help us understand the why.There is no reason the law of evolution, the law of gravity, and the bible cant all co-exist.