Re:U.S. eyes building nuclear power plants on the moon, Mars
by pseudonymousgun on Sunday July 26, 2020 @03:52AM
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> The idea of humanity returning to a caveman-level of knowledge seems unlikely to me.
Agreed! :)
Also, do you have or maintain a list of great books which you came across ? I see your profile, and you mention "Philosopher, writer and entrepreneur traveling the world."
I would love to see your bookshelf :)
Re:U.S. eyes building nuclear power plants on the moon, Mars
by keiferski on Sunday July 26, 2020 @04:36AM
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Unfortunately I don't maintain a list (it's on my to-do list), but sure! Here are some good books I've read/am reading lately.
- Nietzsche's Philosophy of Religion by Julian Young
- The Portable Nietzsche by Kaufmann
- A Secular Age by Charles Taylor
- The Art of the Islamic Garden by Emma Clark
- Notes on Culture by T. S. Eliot
- In Praise of Shadows by Tanizaki
- The Qur'an: Oxford World Classics
- On Bohemia by Graña
- The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt
- The Individual and His Property by Stirner
Re:U.S. eyes building nuclear power plants on the moon, Mars
by pseudonymousgun on Sunday July 26, 2020 @05:56AM
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Thanks a lot for responding and sharing your book recommendations! :)
If you start maintaining a list, would there be a way to know that ? Would you be sharing here on HN ?
Well, I meant more like basic industrial and scientific knowledge, e.g., that petroleum can be used as a fuel, or that the universe is quite large and the Earth revolves around the Sun. Even if 99% of the world's civilizations were erased and you had a zombie/nuclear/etc. hellscape, I don't see people losing this basic sort of knowledge. It's simply too pervasive. The idea of humanity returning to a caveman-level of knowledge seems unlikely to me.
> It is a very fine balance indeed, hope humanity treads it with reason :)
Agreed!