Arne came into the dialogue and listened carefully to the rubrics. He is the first guest we have that questions and really analyzes our dialogue's rubric. That, I consider is something incredible. Great!
Arne is a neurologist, a "hardcore reductionist" and materialist. He talked to us about his specialization in creativity and consciousness. Then he started speaking on the exciting part. How neurologists are more dangerous than geneticists.
"We are our brain". And it is amazing how, if we have predispositions of taste when we're born, we can be actually programmed to like certain things, and to be in a certain way. Imagine that. It is a powerful tool! But we're on time to start the conversation "what do we do with this knowledge?" he asked.
Then he mentioned he is going to Yale with other scientists to study how can one collide the sciences with humanities. On this, I would claim, that this is a really important step to make (Consilience. Yes.). But not just for the discoveries, but the ethical conversation and the philosophy that will have to be made by connecting these two matters. If there is an ideal political structure for humanity, or universal laws for our behavior, we have to be aware before a maniac politician takes over our brains and design us all to be democrats. Or republicans.
Other thing I learned today, not concerning with the previous topic is a little more about holism. (Consilience again). For things are and they're not caused by an external and spiritual force. There's a reason for things to be.
Returning to the "atomic bomb of neuroscience", we should start the conversation. Really.
Arne is a neurologist, a "hardcore reductionist" and materialist. He talked to us about his specialization in creativity and consciousness. Then he started speaking on the exciting part. How neurologists are more dangerous than geneticists.
"We are our brain". And it is amazing how, if we have predispositions of taste when we're born, we can be actually programmed to like certain things, and to be in a certain way. Imagine that. It is a powerful tool! But we're on time to start the conversation "what do we do with this knowledge?" he asked.
Then he mentioned he is going to Yale with other scientists to study how can one collide the sciences with humanities. On this, I would claim, that this is a really important step to make (Consilience. Yes.). But not just for the discoveries, but the ethical conversation and the philosophy that will have to be made by connecting these two matters. If there is an ideal political structure for humanity, or universal laws for our behavior, we have to be aware before a maniac politician takes over our brains and design us all to be democrats. Or republicans.
Other thing I learned today, not concerning with the previous topic is a little more about holism. (Consilience again). For things are and they're not caused by an external and spiritual force. There's a reason for things to be.
Returning to the "atomic bomb of neuroscience", we should start the conversation. Really.
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