Rationalia is yet another unachievable utopia

[abomvubuso]

We all know Neil deGrasse Tyson, that bright representative of this type of eloquent neo-Renaissance guy full of awesome, who's been relentlessly advocating for more rational thinking and the adoption of scientific principles in policy-making. So it was no surprise when he recently came up with an idea about an utopian society that he called

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[luzribeiro]

Don't beat yourself too hard. You were young back then. :P

[mahnmut]

At least he's not trying to aggressively convert people into the ideology of rationalism or whatever mission he imagines he's pursuing, and is not throwing a fit whenever someone appears to not be sharing his views - like some others often do. (Dawkins, I'm looking at you!)

[abomvubuso]

Sure! You just either "like" his FB posts or you don't (there'll be the "dislike" option soon, too).

[nairiporter]

Of course policy is not just some numbers. People are not mere numbers, there are entire stories and fates behind the stats. We should tread carefully when presuming that science alone would solve all problems of society. It won't.

[oportet]

NJ banning coffee while driving....

Most of us, maybe all of us, would agree that is a rational law.

Most of us, maybe all of us, would also agree it isn't necessary, that it's just a little too much.

In our current system, with the Big Coffee lobbyist putting pressure on the NJ lawmakers - it probably won't pass. But, with a Robot Overlord - there's no doubt that it would.

[htpcl]

And don't even get me started on those straight cucumbers...

[garote]

"... abusing minorities with the excuse that their actions are beneficial "overall" for society "as a whole"."Well that begs the question of what constitutes abuse, now doesn't it