- 15 Mar 2018 14:01
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"It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated state of morals... is incompatible with freedom."
- Patrick Henry
So, after getting the chance to debate with folks on here on several occasions, much of the unspoken tensions seems to be regarding the future of mankind. It is eschatological in nature. Will the west collapse? Will it be overrun? Will we merge with A.I. and take over the universe? Will our future look like tribal Africa? Medieval Europe, Star Trek, The Terminator, or the Road Warrior? Will it be hierarchical or egalitarian?
Indeed, global warming, technology, religion, demographics, the pattern of civilizational decline, austrian v. marxist economics, all influence how we view and predict future outcomes. For our purposes in this poll, I want to know whether the next major shift in the future of humanity will be egalitarian or hierarchical, advanced, or primitive.
So some quick definitions.
When I say hierarchical I mean having formal and informal hierarchies based on gender, race, and/or class, to any degree whatsoever whether it be natural or imposed, in regards to power and influence or opportunity and relative wealth; whereas, by egalitarianism I simply imply the opposite, where political and economic equality exists irrespective of race, gender, or class.
When I refer to advanced or primitive, I mean relative to our current state in the west and east Asia. Will humanity, overall, become more technologically advanced in the future, or become more primitive?
Indeed, global warming, technology, religion, demographics, the pattern of civilizational decline, austrian v. marxist economics, all influence how we view and predict future outcomes. For our purposes in this poll, I want to know whether the next major shift in the future of humanity will be egalitarian or hierarchical, advanced, or primitive.
So some quick definitions.
When I say hierarchical I mean having formal and informal hierarchies based on gender, race, and/or class, to any degree whatsoever whether it be natural or imposed, in regards to power and influence or opportunity and relative wealth; whereas, by egalitarianism I simply imply the opposite, where political and economic equality exists irrespective of race, gender, or class.
When I refer to advanced or primitive, I mean relative to our current state in the west and east Asia. Will humanity, overall, become more technologically advanced in the future, or become more primitive?
"It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated state of morals... is incompatible with freedom."
- Patrick Henry