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how do i start philosophy

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>Even better, we don't want to be toothless
Yes we're toothless in comparison to a nuke, what's your point? Why do you want even more weapons of mass destruction to be developed in the first place?
>Hydrogen is a superior fuel to fossil fuels, human co2 emissions would drop over 90% by replacing it with hydrogen in cars, trucks, trains, ships, helicopters, airplanes, space shuttles, rockets. The gas giants and the sun are practically inexhaustible pools of the stuff, its the most abundant element in the entire universe
Again, to what end? To what end must we "progress" as we endlessly consume resources to fuel the aggrandizing process of technological development until we ensure our great great grandchildren the opportunity to live in a World of ugly gray towers that tear through the skies in a soulless utilitrarian society? Why is it so imperative that men must be forced to adapt to such a standard of living in the first place?
>Humans in star trek do not mine their gas giants or stars, afaik. Future is now old man, get on with the program.
If the future is an extension of today, then I don't want to live in that future. Fortunately some men are rising up to escape this techno-skinnerbox.