Harris suggests that we should accept that it is just as possible to have moral experts as we are to have science experts.
Category: Notes
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Damon Horowitz calls for a “moral operating system”
Life is full of moral questions and technology is only exacerbating the issue. Horowitz discusses how we should be better in touch with our human selves in order to develop our own personal moral framework. -
Chip Kidd: Designing books is no laughing matter. OK, it is
Kidd lays out some basic and solid design forms. -
Bruce Schneier: The security mirage
Evidently, we respond to the feeling of security but not the reality of security. This is usually good but sometimes we feel secure but really are not. This is bad. -
Brene Brown: The power of vulnerability
Worthiness is the difference between those who have a strong sense of love and belonging and those who do not. Ways we cope with vulnerability:- Numb emotions
- Medicate to compensate for numbed emotions
- Eliminate uncertainty (e.g. religion is not longer discussed but is fought over ‘matter of factly’)
- Blame (i.e. the discharge of pain and discomfort)
- Pretend our choices do not impact others