Re:Retrospective review of Gödel, Escher, Bach (1996) [pdf]
by jdonaldson on Monday March 29, 2021 @01:31PM
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There is no single measure of intellect. We as a society just set some arbitrary goalposts and added some ways to measure contribution. The ability to take a step back and try to better understand reality will always be valuable, and there will always be a horizon there that we cannot measure.
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Re:Retrospective review of Gödel, Escher, Bach (1996) [pdf]
by ppezaris on Monday March 29, 2021 @03:39PM
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Measuring intellect is one thing, valuing it is another. Within my lifetime I've sadly seen intellectual excellence valued less and less by society with each passing decade.
Re:Retrospective review of Gödel, Escher, Bach (1996) [pdf]
by jdonaldson on Monday April 05, 2021 @12:21PM
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I see that intellect is valued more and more intensely by a smaller and smaller group of people. I'm not sure what that means, but it gives me some small hope.