The Universe No Desert, the Earth No Monopoly
The Universe No Desert, the Earth No Monopoly

Author: William Williams

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2016-05-22

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781358443916

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The Universe No Desert, the Earth No Monopoly
The Universe No Desert, the Earth No Monopoly

Author: William Williams

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-06-24

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13: 9780282624910

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Excerpt from The Universe No Desert, the Earth No Monopoly: Preceded by a Scientific Exposition of the Unity of Plan in Creation One of the main arguments used in the subsequent portion of our treatise is based upon this immutable principle. We cordially assent to the sentiment, expressed by an intelligent writer, that We see certain conditions exist throughout the solar system, and although we cannot mathematically demonstrate that the same conditions prevail throughout universal space, the infer ence that they do universally exist is legitimate and rational, more especially as every fixed star appears to be the centre of a system. This conclusion, with respect to unseen space, is agreeable to our knowledge of that which is seen; but, if we come to the contrary conclusion, then is our conclusion opposed to our knowledge, which is irrational. Even apos tolic authority might be cited: the invisible things of God from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being under stood by the things that are made. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

X-Risk
X-Risk

Author: Thomas Moynihan

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2020-10-20

Total Pages: 481

ISBN-13: 1913029824

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How humanity came to contemplate its possible extinction. From forecasts of disastrous climate change to prophecies of evil AI superintelligences and the impending perils of genome editing, our species is increasingly concerned with the prospects of its own extinction. With humanity's future on this planet seeming more insecure by the day, in the twenty-first century, existential risk has become the object of a growing field of serious scientific inquiry. But, as Thomas Moynihan shows in X-Risk, this preoccupation is not exclusive to the post-atomic age of global warming and synthetic biology. Our growing concern with human extinction itself has a history. Tracing this untold story, Moynihan revisits the pioneers who first contemplated the possibility of human extinction and stages the historical drama of this momentous discovery. He shows how, far from being a secular reprise of religious prophecies of apocalypse, existential risk is a thoroughly modern idea, made possible by the burgeoning sciences and philosophical tumult of the Enlightenment era. In recollecting how we first came to care for our extinction, Moynihan reveals how today's attempts to measure and mitigate existential threats are the continuation of a project initiated over two centuries ago, which concerns the very vocation of the human as a rational, responsible, and future-oriented being.