Richard Mochelle:
>Is it possible, as Ed suggests, to develop a shared understanding of the
>'real' world from an ideologically uncontaminated viewpoint? Is it
>possible to do so within the terms of the ideologically-saturated and
>contaminated language which we have inherited?
It's really a tough problem. IMHO, the only possible way to
establish a "shared understanding of the real world" is through
empiricism and the language of science. Science is as close
to a universal language and shared understanding as humans can
come.
For example, my reading of evolutionary psychology caused me to
be much more tolerant of my fellow human animal. Obviously, a
good understanding of the animal involved would be a prerequisite
to a successful social system design.
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In another matter, people want a "quieter" list, and just are
interested in future "jobs".
It is not possible to make an educated guess about future work
without at least some basic understanding of the future physical
world.
The human animal is entering a radically new period in its history:
a period of absolute global resource scarcity.
Jay
