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Why do we need human mathematicians anymore?

293 points · 384 comments · auggierose

  1. cynicalpeace · · focus · HN ↗

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    1. graemep · · focus · HN ↗
      I would widen it beyond biblical. Other religions has similar values, and they are perfectly possible without religion. Even within Christianity it comes from tradition too.

      > we’ve started to dehumanize unproductive people, a slippery slope if we ourselves become unproductive.

      That is very evident in the sort of things the techbros come up with, but I agre it is a wider social problem.

      1. cynicalpeace · · focus · HN ↗
        Most people haven't even started with the biblical. How bout we start there before “widening it beyond biblical”?

        The moral and spiritual depth of our society has only shallowed after centuries of doing this.

        It hasn’t worked!

        1. graemep · · focus · HN ↗
          > Most people haven't even started with the biblical. How bout we start there before “widening it beyond biblical”?

          Because people have different religious beliefs or none at all. Biblical is not the natural starting point for everyone.

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