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wonderzombie on Feb 15, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: 1 in 4 Americans Don't Know Earth Orbits the Sun. ...

What worries me more is people who believe the world is going to end in their lifetimes. How can we plan for the long-term future, as a species, with that kind of worldview?

carsongross on Feb 15, 2014 | [–]

Sure, those people worry me too. Even the ones that think a "Singularity" is going to zap them up to techno-heaven.

The people who don't believe in objective right and wrong also worry me.

It's a long list.

Houshalter on Feb 15, 2014 | [–]

I think the world will end in our lifetimes. We are only a generation away from strong AI at most.

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