Opinion of Abstraction

[Antonio the Sixth]

Related to a recent discussion on IRC. And yes, I realize this is a very abstract question.

Obviously freedom thought process. Probably one of the characteristics that defines humanity the most. Enemies of abstraction often are enemies of thought itself.

[Antonio the Sixth]

What, like Paul Klee and that?

Abstraction in art is of course also relevant to the topic, though, as the poll options indicate, I was mostly referring to abstraction as a thought process.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Mikado, tell me, if you somehow knew for sure that the plot of I Have no Mouth and I Must Scream would become reality a couple centuries from now, would you be able to sleep just fine? I'm genuinely wondering.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Mikado, tell me, if you somehow knew for sure that the plot of I Have no Mouth and I Must Scream would become reality a couple centuries from now, would you be able to sleep just fine? I'm genuinely wondering.

I think I would. Why wouldn't I? I wouldn't be responsible for AM, I have no idea what sequence of events would bring AM to power, and I certainly would never see AM in power.

Fair enough, I just wanted to measure how chillingly alien your morality actually is. Most human beings feel a some kind of empathetic connection (even if very tenuous) with all fellow human beings - present, past and future alike.