The Amazing Things & Ideas - #100 - Infinite Progress
Are resources finite? Most would think yes. They might also raise the concern that we are running out of them, and that we must consume at a sustainable rate. But there’s a deep flaw in that kind of thinking. It assumes people as inherently destructive. It is misleading to call coal a “natural” resource. Without our knowledge of how to extract and use coal as a source of energy, it would remain just a rock. We find ourselves in an environment that is the product of ideas. Just look around you at the evidence of civilization. Look at how the natural world has been pruned and modified. People are inherently creative. You cannot look at the genes of Homo sapiens and predict the Burj Khalifa. Resources are limited by our knowledge. And no law of nature limits the amount of wealth we can create or the magnitude of progress we can make. The world is a malleable place. Knowledge is as transformative as any other force of nature. The universe is practically infinite. But the size of the universe shouldn’t denigrate the significance we place on ourselves. Instead, it should inspire us to take ourselves even more seriously. As far as we know, we are the only creatures in the universe that can understand anything there is to be understood. If we extinguish the light of consciousness now, it would indeed be a tragic event. The weekly roundup1. Book I’m readingObjective Knowledge: An Evolutionary Approach by Karl Popper Popper at his best. 2. A reflection on Jacob Bronowski’s “The Ascent of Man”
David Deutsch on Jacob Bronowski’s The Ascent of Man: “Not Merely the Finest TV Documentary Series Ever Made”. 3. Naval on becoming uncompromisingBeing uncompromising is not a luxury of being wealthy. Being wealthy is a result of being uncompromising. 4. On the righteousness of criticism
New Podcast Episode#18 – Yaron Brook: Humans, Inequality and AI Yaron Brook is an objectivist philosopher, podcaster, and author. We talk about the uniqueness of humans, Christian morality, inequality, artificial intelligence, education, epistemology, and other topics. Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. That was the 100th edition of Progress Good. An infinite more to go? Progress Good is free today. But if you enjoyed this post, you can tell Progress Good that their writing is valuable by pledging a future subscription. You won't be charged unless they enable payments. |
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