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That's a very good question, perhaps unanswerable.

My guess is that the hardship, including evil, is what helps us develop into higher level people.

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Everybody go watch this terrifying AI documentary:

Yอคอญอฅฬ‡eti. wrote:
https://xkcd.com/1968/

Nice. You know what I worry about? How can we program empathy? And if we did, would it emulate our fickle and fleeting empathy, or could it surpass ours. Could ai become more human than humans?

I'm most worried about the evil humans and what they will do when they can dehumanize their actions.

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Other than guessing from language, can anyone tell who the anonymous posters are?

Hey, I like the vote idea too! ๐Ÿ˜

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oh lord, this site layout brings back some memories!

I don't know who was responsible, but it looks great. They did some really nice work.

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How do you find your purpose in life?

Nix wrote:
well you said you have the same ideas as elon musk, anyway you can develop and work on those?

Im not sure about niches but you could always try writing about your knowledge, or blogging. its the 'in' thing these days.

Actually developing my ideas into projects is probably the ideal situation. In the past I've been short on time. Now I've got a little, and when the kids go off to school I'll have more. Maybe I can set up a lab/workshop in the garage.

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How do you find your purpose in life?

Lawn wrote:
I am thinking maybe get involved in a Kickstarter project like this or start your own based on your unique expertise:

"A self-sustainable lunar base that will be launched by 2022."

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/76934604/r...

Skeptical. It's not enough money or time.

I can do science and inventions, but it's like art or music; it just doesn't pay unless you have a sponsor.

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How do you find your purpose in life?

Mya wrote:
Well, my purpose should be to do God's will. Pretty much failing this daily though, but improved a lot over the years. I used to be a pure rebel. O:)

How do you know what is God's will for you? I mean, don't sin, sure, but there is more to life than a list of dos and don'ts. Each person is unique.

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One of the most interesting things in life is to learn about stages and stations.

Sherlock wrote:
Poor Marcus. A shrewish wife and a monster for a son!

Maybe that's what drove him to stoicism? As a Star Trek fan (but not fanatic) I'm pretty sure the Vulcan ethic is mostly based on stoicism. It does contain wisdom though.

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How do you find your purpose in life?

Nix wrote:
What makes you happy? What can you see yourself doing day in and day out?

My problem is I have way too many interests. Right now I'm a stay-home-mom, but I can't do that forever. My kids will grow up. Most recently before, I was a civil engineer, and before that a child care provider, and before that a scientist. I've also worked in retail and driven a bus, and right now I'm interested in pretty much all the work that Elon Musk's companies do - mostly because I've already had those ideas but he's making them happen. I was good at what I did in civil engineering - land development - but too often it conflicted with my values. I never managed to fully embrace the work, but I did love a few projects that I worked on and some aspects of the work. Overall, I don't think I want to go back to that. I want to do something that resonates with my values, challenges my thinking, and nobody has done before.

Is there a niche for an introverted motherly planetary sciences civil engineer inventor who wants to save the world? :)

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One of the most interesting things in life is to learn about stages and stations.

Certainly requires contemplation and not just a quick response.

For the past months I've been reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. I find value in it for perspective on the paths chosen by others, among other things.

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