The Edge - The World Question Center

[coquina]

The question for 2005 - "What do you believe is true, even though you cannot prove it?"

 

Many people, including highly respected scientists, replied to this question. Read what they wrote here:

 

http://www.edge.org/q2005/q05_print.html

 

Comments in general or to specific answers?

 

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[swansont]

I believe we've discussed this before. Oh, wait, I can prove it.

[Fortuna]

Coquina,

 

These articles are truly fascinating ! I just started reading them and I am already amazed by their content.

 

I particularly agree with one of the writers about the effects of the internet and the wealth of information that is available to us now. Its not so muh that it is avialable, but that it is available instantaneously, and how it is classified and structured. But, we are only seeing the beginning of what is possible. We are the frist, the poineers of having all this information at our fingertips. It is mind boggling to think of how this will affect future generations, and how they will continually improve our information gathering capabilities.

 

Taken to one of its ultimate conclusions, imagine a world where every person is consciously linked to all the inofrmation databases of the world. Now imagine that we can also input our thoughts and opinions into a virtual databases. Does this in fact form a realtime collective consciousness, a Matrix of a very different kind ? (and imagine the possibilities for realtime gaming ! Whoa ! ) Will this someday happen to future generations ? I think so too. I only wish I could be there to see and experience it.

 

Back to more reading. Thank you ! These articles made my week !