Q&A #1

There's no shame in asking questions.

Or being wrong...

Q: Why do you care what I personally believe?

A: That depends on your definition of 'belief', I guess. I care about humanity as a whole - and I would like all of us to increase the collective knowledge of the species.

If you 'believe' that the mind is separate from the brain, for example, you are not only ignoring parts of reality, but that 'belief' will most likely inform some of your decisions in life.

Q: You seem so devoid of feelings, why is that?

A: I have plenty of feelings. But I'm pretty awful at writing about them... Maybe I will in the future, though.

Q: Why are you not starting a business or something?

A: It's simply not appealing to me. Earning money is simply to 'get by' in my opinion. I would not be proud of myself if I had money on a Swiss bank account at old age.

Resources should be shared, not hoarded and kept in a vault.

Q: What is your opinion on drugs?

A: That's a good question. On one hand I dislike the thought of everyone clouding their view of the world. On the other hand I think that it's not my opinion that should dictate what other people want to ingest.

But if someone is depressed, should they be allowed to ingest cyanide? A line has to be drawn somewhere, but I do think that most drugs should be legalized - but regulated.

Q: What's your political views?

A: I don't fit very well in ideologies. I try to think more in terms of "What would be best for all of us in the future?" and go from there.

All ideologies have some things that I agree with. The key is to not be selfish, if I would suggest any rule of thumb.

Q: How can you dismiss alternative views on sciences?

A: Well... There's a nice quote that goes something like "If alternative medicine worked, it would be called medicine." 

I hope that cleared some misunderstandings up. If you want to ask me something, feel free to contact me at doddyswe@gmail.com

Have a nice weekend, all of you!

Doddy out.