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Ep, 7 : Drinking the Bath Water of the New Intelligentsia- (Section 6,7)
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Ep, 7 : Drinking the Bath Water of the New Intelligentsia- (Section 6,7)

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The great mind hack they have done is to convince us that it is for our own good to drink their bath water.

 “…..this dark underbelly, which is underway has caused many thought leaders to question the ethical basis of where this version of Transhumanism is taking us.

A philosophical question that I ask myself is:  what would be the nature of our consciousness if and when we achieve senescence or conquer death? 

What is the type of world we create, what is the quality of life in that world?

Who will be setting the rules when Transhumanism is thrust on humanity?

The most vital and central question this Sutra evokes is whether we have made ourselves comfortably numb and dependent on dogma, conjecture and other’s opinion. 

Perhaps we should blame ourselves for our own disembowelment of our own authority? 

This infatu…

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Commentary on the Diamond Sutra in a world of AI.
These podcasts are discussions on the #DiamondSutra and its relevance in a world that will be dominated by Artificial Intelligence.
The crisis we face today is our own belief, that AI can replace humanity’s own consciousness by the false assumption that AI can become Sentient one day, and in some cases some incorrectly believe AI has already become sentient.
The Diamond Sutra offers truisms on Illusion and Perception, Can these truism be relevant, when the computer becomes so dominant that our jobs, functions are taken over by computers or bio-engineered robots and humankind becomes superficial? This could be the pivotal question of our times.
What if thinking machines outthink us? What if robots do our work? Have you asked yourself, where is your real essence, your true identity in this networked environment and the Techno Utopia that we seem to embrace?
Many Sections of the Diamond Sutra throw up contradictions and are treated separately and any of these episodes can be read or listened to in no particular order