Kurzweil is in denial.
And so is the author of this badly written text.

Every technology is used for mass murder first, then for destruction second.

To ignore this all-encompassing foundational principle of western culture is RIDICULOUS to say the least.

There is not even a hint at any argument in this that the future will be a total turn-around, yet this text just announces it to happen.

The author of the text is also quite bad regarding the overall interpretation of the movie.

First of all, he didn’t even pay attention.

The Na’vi didn’t win over the humans, they lost by all standards. It was the neural network of the planet that defeated the humans, using the animals as attack robots.

And why didn’t the humans use viruses or lasers or (much more obvious) nukes? Well, they explain it right in the movie – because it would bring bad press.

Second of all, one should have a basic vocabulary of semantics when a movie is about to be reviewed. Like Cameron himself said (read up on it, damn it!) the Na’vi merely represent a higher form of what we ourselves could be if only we could let go of our destructive culture.

So you don’t really need the starseed theory to explain why they look human, it is explained by the fact that what we see is the presence: Corporations murdering indigenious people for profit. Zombiefied human flesh eaters use cold and dead destruction technology to rape living spirits who are connected to a living nature. Which is REALITY!

Kurzweil is in denial.
And so is the author of this badly written text.

Every technology is used for mass murder first, then for destruction second.

To ignore this all-encompassing foundational principle of western culture is RIDICULOUS to say the least.

There is not even a hint at any argument in this that the future will be a total turn-around, yet this text just announces it to happen.

The author of the text is also quite bad regarding the overall interpretation of the movie.

First of all, he didn’t even pay attention.

The Na’vi didn’t win over the humans, they lost by all standards. It was the neural network of the planet that defeated the humans, using the animals as attack robots.

And why didn’t the humans use viruses or lasers or (much more obvious) nukes? Well, they explain it right in the movie – because it would bring bad press.

Second of all, one should have a basic vocabulary of semantics when a movie is about to be reviewed. Like Cameron himself said (read up on it, damn it!) the Na’vi merely represent a higher form of what we ourselves could be if only we could let go of our destructive culture.

So you don’t really need the starseed theory to explain why they look human, it is explained by the fact that what we see is the presence: Corporations murdering indigenious people for profit. Zombiefied human flesh eaters use cold and dead destruction technology to rape living spirits who are connected to a living nature. Which is REALITY!

Kurzweil is in denial.
And so is the author of this badly written text.

Every technology is used for mass murder first, then for destruction second.

To ignore this all-encompassing foundational principle of western culture is RIDICULOUS to say the least.

There is not even a hint at any argument in this that the future will be a total turn-around, yet this text just announces it to happen.

The author of the text is also quite bad regarding the overall interpretation of the movie.

First of all, he didn’t even pay attention.

The Na’vi didn’t win over the humans, they lost by all standards. It was the neural network of the planet that defeated the humans, using the animals as attack robots.

And why didn’t the humans use viruses or lasers or (much more obvious) nukes? Well, they explain it right in the movie – because it would bring bad press.

Second of all, one should have a basic vocabulary of semantics when a movie is about to be reviewed. Like Cameron himself said (read up on it, damn it!) the Na’vi merely represent a higher form of what we ourselves could be if only we could let go of our destructive culture.

So you don’t really need the starseed theory to explain why they look human, it is explained by the fact that what we see is the presence: Corporations murdering indigenious people for profit. Zombiefied human flesh eaters use cold and dead destruction technology to rape living spirits who are connected to a living nature. Which is REALITY!

First, not all industries and aspects of our lives ARE changing from technology or are at the same pase as computers, etc. Just look at how slow aviation is moving. Also the humans WERENT trying to kill the native “that would be bad PR”.

Second and most importantly, the theme of the movie (besides being VERY historically relevant) is relevant today. The FACT is that wealthy capitalist nations ARE stealing resources from other places AND destroying local cultures all over the world. The UN predicts that 85% of the cultures that existed in 2000 will be completely assimilated into western culture by 2050. That means that they will become resource hungry, polluting, prozac doped, slaves in a rat race for jobs etc to survive.. just like westerners. I’m not against progress but this is unacceptable and is something that the “innovators” needs to address. Perhaps not every aspect of our lives or our responsibilities should be outsourced to a company that we can pay a monthly fee to.. you get the idea.

First, not all industries and aspects of our lives ARE changing from technology or are at the same pase as computers, etc. Just look at how slow aviation is moving. Also the humans WERENT trying to kill the native “that would be bad PR”.

Second and most importantly, the theme of the movie (besides being VERY historically relevant) is relevant today. The FACT is that wealthy capitalist nations ARE stealing resources from other places AND destroying local cultures all over the world. The UN predicts that 85% of the cultures that existed in 2000 will be completely assimilated into western culture by 2050. That means that they will become resource hungry, polluting, prozac doped, slaves in a rat race for jobs etc to survive.. just like westerners. I’m not against progress but this is unacceptable and is something that the “innovators” needs to address. Perhaps not every aspect of our lives or our responsibilities should be outsourced to a company that we can pay a monthly fee to.. you get the idea.

First, not all industries and aspects of our lives ARE changing from technology or are at the same pase as computers, etc. Just look at how slow aviation is moving. Also the humans WERENT trying to kill the native “that would be bad PR”.

Second and most importantly, the theme of the movie (besides being VERY historically relevant) is relevant today. The FACT is that wealthy capitalist nations ARE stealing resources from other places AND destroying local cultures all over the world. The UN predicts that 85% of the cultures that existed in 2000 will be completely assimilated into western culture by 2050. That means that they will become resource hungry, polluting, prozac doped, slaves in a rat race for jobs etc to survive.. just like westerners. I’m not against progress but this is unacceptable and is something that the “innovators” needs to address. Perhaps not every aspect of our lives or our responsibilities should be outsourced to a company that we can pay a monthly fee to.. you get the idea.

Well, never EVER again use the word “science”!

Well, never EVER again use the word “science”!

Well, never EVER again use the word “science”!

Avatar, BSG, and Caprica are all among my top favourites. I watched Avatar 3D five times, every BSG episode at least twice, and look forward to every Caprica episode. I even have some BSG and Caprica toys (I am holding a Buccaneers ticket). I’m basically obsessed.

I am also quite obsessed with science fact and physics, particularly with the settlement of Mars. Based on what I have learned in the past two years studying astrophysics and geophysics, it is *very likely* that the fanciful things we see in Stargate, Star Trek, and otherwise are impossible. Not necessarily impossible, but it’s fair to say we’ll need another few thousand years. Even that is presuming that we posses the intellectual capacity for such technologies. So far we’ve been pretty lucky discovering the applicable properties of graphene, particularly with how its electrical conductivity can be manipulated by studding it with hydrogen atoms.

But I don’t enjoy BSG, Avatar 3D, and Caprica primarily because of toys. It’s the humanity, the drama, the challenges, all that good stuff, and I honestly think I speak for everyone here. I just happen to relate to science-fiction, which makes it easy to swallow. What I enjoyed most about Larry Niven’s Ringworld series was not the ring, its size, how it worked, how long it had been there, but the behavior of that feisty furry orange cat and how he looked pathetic after getting roasted by the reflective sunflowers.

Smart phones and iPhones are great and offer obvious benefits, but recent studies indicate that we use them too much and its deteriorates our ability to make and keep interpersonal relationships. Rather than show any interest or consideration in populating media with advanced technological ideas, I am passionately more focused on building bridges with and to one another.

Technology giveth and it taketh away.

A far more effective and reliable strategy is a simple attitude of gratitude for what we do have. An acute awareness of what we have to work with presently. This speaks not only for the majority but also holds for natural selection. Evolution works with what it has, not with what is ideal.

- J

Avatar, BSG, and Caprica are all among my top favourites. I watched Avatar 3D five times, every BSG episode at least twice, and look forward to every Caprica episode. I even have some BSG and Caprica toys (I am holding a Buccaneers ticket). I’m basically obsessed.

I am also quite obsessed with science fact and physics, particularly with the settlement of Mars. Based on what I have learned in the past two years studying astrophysics and geophysics, it is *very likely* that the fanciful things we see in Stargate, Star Trek, and otherwise are impossible. Not necessarily impossible, but it’s fair to say we’ll need another few thousand years. Even that is presuming that we posses the intellectual capacity for such technologies. So far we’ve been pretty lucky discovering the applicable properties of graphene, particularly with how its electrical conductivity can be manipulated by studding it with hydrogen atoms.

But I don’t enjoy BSG, Avatar 3D, and Caprica primarily because of toys. It’s the humanity, the drama, the challenges, all that good stuff, and I honestly think I speak for everyone here. I just happen to relate to science-fiction, which makes it easy to swallow. What I enjoyed most about Larry Niven’s Ringworld series was not the ring, its size, how it worked, how long it had been there, but the behavior of that feisty furry orange cat and how he looked pathetic after getting roasted by the reflective sunflowers.

Smart phones and iPhones are great and offer obvious benefits, but recent studies indicate that we use them too much and its deteriorates our ability to make and keep interpersonal relationships. Rather than show any interest or consideration in populating media with advanced technological ideas, I am passionately more focused on building bridges with and to one another.

Technology giveth and it taketh away.

A far more effective and reliable strategy is a simple attitude of gratitude for what we do have. An acute awareness of what we have to work with presently. This speaks not only for the majority but also holds for natural selection. Evolution works with what it has, not with what is ideal.

- J

Avatar, BSG, and Caprica are all among my top favourites. I watched Avatar 3D five times, every BSG episode at least twice, and look forward to every Caprica episode. I even have some BSG and Caprica toys (I am holding a Buccaneers ticket). I’m basically obsessed.

I am also quite obsessed with science fact and physics, particularly with the settlement of Mars. Based on what I have learned in the past two years studying astrophysics and geophysics, it is *very likely* that the fanciful things we see in Stargate, Star Trek, and otherwise are impossible. Not necessarily impossible, but it’s fair to say we’ll need another few thousand years. Even that is presuming that we posses the intellectual capacity for such technologies. So far we’ve been pretty lucky discovering the applicable properties of graphene, particularly with how its electrical conductivity can be manipulated by studding it with hydrogen atoms.

But I don’t enjoy BSG, Avatar 3D, and Caprica primarily because of toys. It’s the humanity, the drama, the challenges, all that good stuff, and I honestly think I speak for everyone here. I just happen to relate to science-fiction, which makes it easy to swallow. What I enjoyed most about Larry Niven’s Ringworld series was not the ring, its size, how it worked, how long it had been there, but the behavior of that feisty furry orange cat and how he looked pathetic after getting roasted by the reflective sunflowers.

Smart phones and iPhones are great and offer obvious benefits, but recent studies indicate that we use them too much and its deteriorates our ability to make and keep interpersonal relationships. Rather than show any interest or consideration in populating media with advanced technological ideas, I am passionately more focused on building bridges with and to one another.

Technology giveth and it taketh away.

A far more effective and reliable strategy is a simple attitude of gratitude for what we do have. An acute awareness of what we have to work with presently. This speaks not only for the majority but also holds for natural selection. Evolution works with what it has, not with what is ideal.

- J