tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381608294018617.post7347973653614089220..comments2023-11-05T07:27:43.837-05:00Comments on Narrative and Technology: The Human AnimalAdamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16302919444091859459noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381608294018617.post-12224742595915103432007-09-02T16:08:00.000-04:002007-09-02T16:08:00.000-04:00Beginning with the idea that we aren't as free as ...Beginning with the idea that we aren't as free as we'd like to be, or as free as we seem, seems good to me. While I think we'd all probably agree that Harding is concerned with issues along these lines, you don't get specific. You claim that she thinks we're "more like animals" - this doesn't seem unreasonable, but on the other hand she continuously appeals to _Christian_ rhetoric, relating the human to the divine. This is why you need to work more directly with the text -- to explain why you read Harding this way, and what the implications of this reading are.<BR/><BR/>Another question, which is more about where you stand than about how you reading Harding. When you acknowledge that most of us are selfish most of the time, what does this mean to you? That we need to try harder (somehow) to act differently? Or that it's hopeless?Adam Johnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11588769281227456640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692381608294018617.post-32171693305428765432007-08-30T22:28:00.000-04:002007-08-30T22:28:00.000-04:00I like to phrase it in terms of "Us vs Them". It'...I like to phrase it in terms of "Us vs Them". It's true, we're not all in it together. Funny thing is, the more like us people are, the more we're willing to help them. First, we help our family. But if it's the USA vs Russia in, say, the Olympics, who do you root for? What about during a Steelers (or whoever you're from) game? There's really no good reason for this. If the US wins the gold medals, it doesn't improve YOUR life any.<BR/><BR/>Interesting thing to think about: When we consider the robot-infested future, why do we root for the humans? They're not even born yet, and we're already dead (hopefully). Why shouldn't we root for the robots to dominate? As Kent Brockman (Simpsons, anyone?) said famously, "I, for one, welcome our new overlords." Haha.Mike Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631425522655554308noreply@blogger.com