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Re: Should a Buddhist own a gun ?
(Quote) I think its similar to the question of political involvement. Does it move us toward liberation and compassion, or deeper into suffering and entanglement? (View Post)
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Re: Should a Buddhist own a gun ?
I can say I don't own a gun. I feel like it would create a certain amount of violence in my mind contemplating its potential use. I also don't feel comfortable with the notion of "should". … (View Post)
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Re: Radicalism
I think the argument that since social media algorithms manipulate what gets seen that makes them an editor and a publisher and responsible for what gets seen on their platforms is right. They hide b… (View Post)1 -
Re: The AI tsunami
(Quote) This my feeling too, I listened to an interview of Cal Newport today and he promoted a relatively more rosey picture. Saying that despite large efforts at increased compute thrown at AI the g… (View Post)1 -
Re: Radicalism
I hear the word illiberalism used often to describe the sort of mood the world seems to be entering into. In the sense of being opposite of authoritarian sentiment; dialogue, pluralism, secularism, r… (View Post)1