Some people feel our human experience is diminished if we understand how it works cognitively, particularly in the case of love & art.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
That there is something cold & 'soulless' in analysing & mapping out what it is that produces our most defining & powerful experiences.
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To play devil's advocate a bit, there is some good reason to worry about us learning too much about how we work cognitively imo. 1/?
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Replying to @Intrinsic29 @HPluckrose
Learning enough about how our brains work may lead to an ability to adjust our preferences and that can be scary imo bc they're arbitrary.
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That cld certainly be a reasonable objection but I'm thinking much more basically, psychologically right now abt what satisfies & moves ppl
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Replying to @HPluckrose @Intrinsic29
No matter how much we learn about ourselves we will always be left with questions of how to act. Science cant teach how to live a good life
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Replying to @theasefountain @Intrinsic29
Different issue, yes. You need to have an ethical premise first & then draw on science to implement it. Premises vary.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @Intrinsic29
Absolutely, but the horse (moral premise/sense of meaning/value) should pull the cart (science/tech/systems)
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Well, it has to. You have to have a plan first & this will always incorporate values.
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Science is a tool. It is used to implement certain things we want. It can also explain why we want certain things.
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