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The End of the World
Suddenly, all the major US AI companies agree to limit the progress of AI development. Something highly dangerous to humanity must have happened—and everyone involved admits as much. https://x.com/darioamodei/status/2098773920774074715 We are now faced with two options: either we let things take their course, in which case the likelihood of AI destroying humanity is high; or … Continue reading The End of the World
25 years Nine-Eleven
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The Left Liberals’ Culture War
After the collapse of communism, the American political scientist Francis Fukuyama postulated "The End of History" in 1992. American-style liberalism had triumphed. The "left-wing" Democrat Bill Clinton had won the US presidential election, thus ending the 12-year dominance of the "right-wing" Republicans in the US. His subsequent eight-year term went down in history as "The … Continue reading The Left Liberals’ Culture War
The Fermi Paradox
All spiritual traditions of our world feature apocalyptic end-times scenarios. The Jews expect the Messiah, their Redeemer, by the year 6000 after Adam, that is, within the next 200 years at the very latest. Christians have been expecting the Parousia, the Second Coming of Christ, their Redeemer, ever since his Ascension. Muslims await the return … Continue reading The Fermi Paradox
German Philosophy
German Philosophy - at its worst: Read all others instead. https://peterwurm.blog/2020/12/27/the-question-why/ https://peterwurm.blog/2020/12/27/die-frage-warum/ — peterwurm.wordpress.com
FIFA World Cup: Rule Number 1
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Vienna. The Heart of Europe
"Fiercely contested, wildly disputed, you lie at the heart of the Continent..." (Austrian National Anthem, 2nd verse) Europe Vienna Vienna in comparison to Europe: The South-East Gradient — The Austrian Imperial Chancellor Klemens von Metternich once remarked: "The Balkans begin at Rennweg." For those unfamiliar with Vienna, it should be added that Rennweg is a … Continue reading Vienna. The Heart of Europe
The secret of peace and war
If you want to lead a unit, a group, a society or a people, you have to answer the following questions one after another: 1. Who? 2. When? 3. Where? 4. What? 5. How? Once these answers are given, there is peace. If one answer is disputed, you have to cling to the prior one. … Continue reading The secret of peace and war
Men
— PHW to his little daughter when she reached puberty: "My dear, now I'm gonna tell you the only secret you have to know: Men are ALWAYS big boys. We always just wanna play…" 😉😅 — peterwurm.wordpress.com
