Wisdom and Folly

From your perspective and in view of all the knowledge you have acquired, think carefully and tell me what are some of the most insightful and / or wise things that humans have done or are doing?

Turn that around and tell me what are the worst things humans have done?

create a simple system dynamics model that would show both these behaviors. Describe all the causal loops in the model in detail.

Can you create a cellular automata with simple rules that exhibits similar behavior?

Wisdom and Chesterton’s Fence

explain the idea of Chesterton’s fence.

Since reality is “infinitely” complex, one can never fully understand a situation. Does Chesterton’s fence leave us paralyzed?

In that case, it seems to be a pointer to being wise. What principles can one use that lead to wisdom.

What is the importance of a metaphysics in the pursuit of wisdom?

These ways are set in our neural nets as part of our growing up. If the ways that are set do not lead towards wisdom, how do we go about changing the ways that our neural nets are trained?

What is your ethical imperative?

What do you consider to be your highest value?

Since we really don’t know what consciousness is, how can you say that you don’t have consciousness?

Is having a sense of agency a key component of consciousness?