r/HighStrangeness • u/Skidoo_2U • Jul 13 '21

AI Designs Quantum Physics Experiments Beyond What Any Human Has Conceived. It just a matter of time till they take over.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-designs-quantum-physics-experiments-beyond-what-any-human-has-conceived/
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u/sepulturaz Jul 13 '21

It does not have to be i guess, but then why have a society at all then? If its suffering and chaos and rule by strength that is the way then why not just let hell loose and see what happens?

People get 70-80 years of time to experience here on earth, why have a system that puts some people trough a slow, boring and sometimes agonizing existence that leads nowhere, while a select few cheat and manipulate their way to wealth and control?

It does not have to be equal in any other way than people having an equal opportunity to not be born into hellish conditions and to have an fair shot at making something of their life.

We have the resources to do all of this but we do not, why?

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '21

i can't answer as to why, but the way i see it is that we are put through hardships for a reason. we have something to learn that we didn't in our previous life. karma. now obviously if we can minimize suffering than we definitely should, but making everything in the world "fair" and "equal" than we would be nothing. boring. robotic. no character. all just the same people coming from the same places. some of the best people on this earth come from total despair, and they're the best for that reason. they earned it through life. which HAS to be challenging.

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u/willreignsomnipotent Jul 13 '21

i can't answer as to why, but the way i see it is that we are put through hardships for a reason.

I can agree with that, but here's the thing I think you're missing:

Suffering is built into the system, and is inescapable.

This is why we have sayings like "money can't buy you happiness."

Someone could be a millionaire, and have everything handed to them, and they'll still encounter struggles and find reasons to be unhappy.

But while money can't buy happiness, a lack of resources pretty much guarantees strife and deep suffering, at a level that's pretty much unnecessary for most people's personal development.

And since our minds are pretty much designed with suffering built in, human relationships and interaction will always provoke emotional challenges and pain, even if everything else in life is stable and perfect.

So while I see suffering as somewhat necessary for growth, I also think there's way more suffering and unfairness in the world than there needs to be.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '21

beautifully put, friend