Comment by DiegoArmandoConfusao on 03/09/2024 at 14:26 UTC*

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View submission: I believe physicalism is...

A useful fiction.

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Comment by diogenesthehopeful at 03/09/2024 at 15:16 UTC

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Ah, so people can use it to their advantage.

We can argue that society is better off because a lot of bright people when into stem and scientific development soared because of this. However if we end up destroying ourselves because our technological development outpaced our social development, then it was a pyrrhic victory at best. Shutup and calculate is a dangerous game.