Comments by "Winston Smith" (@kryts27) on "Civilizations of the Future" video.

  1. The Jovian system, although scientifically fascinating, is out of bounds for human colonization for the simple reason that Jupiter's colossal magnetic field has extremely powerful Van Allen belts that kills anyone with radiation sickness who dares to personally visit the Galilean moons. My take on the solar system proper (for human exploration and colonisation) is Earth's moon, Mars and Saturn in that order.
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  2. This shows that belief is failing and, in general, the average man on the street has not grasped science because of ignorance, half-truths and science being the antitheses of mysticism, which is all about the wounded self in relation to others, a personal God or gods and the search for order and meaning in the universe (hint, there is none, but why should childish nihilism be sought after when this is discovered?) Mysticism hence is still attractive as a comfort blanket, but solves nothing. Science, in other cultures, is perceived as Western, although over time, if science prevails and mysticism is finally thrown into the dustbin then we can build a more rational future with science being universal and not just Western (note that religion is highly expansionist, except for a few exclusive tribal cults such as Zionism) and that means survival.
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