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#Xenophobia, #Communication, and Our Dissuading First Contact

https://www.firstcontact.earth/xenophobia-communication-and-our-dissuading-first-contact/

"We must learn to see ourselves as alien. After all, the dream of #FirstContact comes with the reality that to other species, we would be the aliens. With an internalized, objective directive and series of thought experiments for #ethicists and #philosophers, they could teach #scientists and strategists to reframe our humancentric understanding and learn to step outside ourselves, to view ourselves as alien."

Are there any philosophers, ethicists, or political scientists on the 'verse?

I'm looking for works, determinations, or evaluations on the theme of Necessary Evil: Applications, rationals, examples (both contemporary and in antiquity) and perhaps, justifications on decision-making processes.

Any and all recommendations would be appreciated.

#philosophy #ethics #politicalScience #philosophers #ethicists #poliSci #necessaryEvil #requests #evil

Every #tool is dangerous, and the more powerful the tool the more dangerous it is. Of course. Is #AI as dangerous as #nuclear #weapons? Probably not. It might be in the same league as, oh, say #internal #combustion #engines—and those have done a hell of a lot of damage. But they haven’t done it by ushering in the #apocalypse. Instead the damage is from slow, creeping, cumulative change where the effect of any one individual event is too small to measure.

So I really think the focus on world-ending scenarios takes away from the conversations we need to be having. This reminds me a lot of the simmering “how far is too far” #genetics debate, especially the kibitzing from “#ethicists” with no understanding of the #biology and an #ethical sense that isn’t nearly as developed as they think it is. There are conversations on that topic I’d like to have without the constant Greek chorus of “#Frankenstein! #Gattaca! #JurassicPark!”