bhbhbhhh t1_j1kjs2j wrote on December 25, 2022 at 2:48 AM

Reply to comment by iras116 in This is an excerpt from Cixin Liu's book "The Dark Forest", describing what happens to people when they lose all hope in Humanity by RobleViejo

And were the optimists of the 1920s proven right?

iras116 t1_j1lb334 wrote on December 25, 2022 at 8:06 AM

They had been right, and they had been wrong, just like everybody else, just like some random author writes some random fictions a hundred years later which could be proven either right or wrong in another hundred years - it’d be unwise for us to take those fictional predictions too seriously. That’s the point.

bhbhbhhh t1_j1lbubh wrote on December 25, 2022 at 8:18 AM

What in god’s name are you talking about? Of course people’s hopes and dreams and fears are serious.

iras116 t1_j1lcq6x wrote on December 25, 2022 at 8:32 AM

You rely on Fictional Novels for the prospect of your “hopes and dreams”?

You’ve been on this thread antagonizing many people for more than 9 hours so far, on Christmas Eve. I think we both know your problem is not with any of the arguments here. Don’t bother replying I’m having you blocked for the sake of your mental health.