From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2016 13:24:56 +0200 Message-ID: From: Giacomo Tesio To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b414e8c9c8800052f92dc1c Subject: Re: [9fans] The Plan 9/"right" way to do Facebook Topicbox-Message-UUID: 8c9a8ee0-ead9-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --047d7b414e8c9c8800052f92dc1c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 2016-04-03 6:42 GMT+02:00 : > > We are already trained to be suspicious about the truth even when it's > > clearly evident, now we can even start to ignore the information from the > > physical world, while accepting the virtual information that someone else > > feed us. > > For an Italian inheriting the legacy of Galileo Galilei, you sure > approach Science from an odd angle. "suspicious about the truth" is > good, scientific behaviour. "clearly evident" is not. > Theoretically, this is a very good point! :-D But what is good for scientific research will work very badly for social behavior and politics. As an Italian, I also inherit the legacy of Macchiavelli and believe me: uncertainty, indifference and divisions (and fear) are among the most powerful tool to gain and preserve power. I'm not afraid of people challenging mainstream opinions (this is Plan9, isn't it? :-D), I'm afraid of people doubting about evident facts or simply ignoring them: climatic changes? unsustainable distribution of wealth? parents negating their kids misbehavior? inadequate legal systems for the current world? and so on... Giacomo entirely off topic, sorry --047d7b414e8c9c8800052f92dc1c Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
2016-04-03 6:42 GMT+02:00 <lucio@proxima.alt.za= >:
> We are a= lready trained to be suspicious about the truth even when it's
> clearly evident, now we can even start to ignore the information from = the
> physical world, while accepting the virtual information that someone e= lse
> feed us.

For an Italian inheriting the legacy of Galileo Galilei, you sure approach Science from an odd angle.=C2=A0 "suspicious about the truth&= quot; is
good, scientific behaviour.=C2=A0 "clearly evident" is not.

Theoretically, this is a very good point! :-= D

But what is good for scientific research will work very badl= y for social behavior and politics.

As an Italian, I also inherit the legacy of Macchiavelli a= nd believe me: uncertainty, indifference and divisions (and fear) are among= the most powerful tool to gain and preserve power.

I'= ;m not afraid of people challenging mainstream opinions (this is Plan9, isn= 't it? :-D), I'm afraid of people doubting about evident facts or s= imply ignoring them: climatic changes? unsustainable distribution of wealth= ? parents negating their kids misbehavior? inadequate legal systems for the= current world? and so on...


Giacomo
entirely off topic, sorry
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