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The limitless potential of human knowledge | David Deutsch

The TED Interview

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How Fragile Is What We Have Right Now?

How fragile is what we have right now? We can't know, because our enlightenment is the first one that's lasted for more than two or three generations. And so in many waysit's a miracle that this ever happened, and that there's a sof fragility to it. I don't think it got to where it is by accident. It didn't get to where it is to day by not being stable. On the other hand, there definitely is no guarantee. We could choose to end it. We could do the wrong thing repeatedly and end it.

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