Are Internet discussion forums the answer?

[coberst]

Are Internet discussion forums the answer?

When asked about the origin of consciousness it appears to be conventional wisdom to respond, “Language did it”.

“I believe it is legitimate to take the phrase “I know” and deduce from it the presence of a nonverbal image of knowing centered on the self that precedes and motivates that verbal phrase…The idea that self and consciousness would emerge after language, and would be a direct construction of language, is not likely to be correct.”

Our sluggish ability to adapt quickly to changes in our environment severely endangers the longevity of the human species: it takes generations for new human science theories to migrate into mass common sense comprehension.

Internet discussion forums are the answer.

What is the question?

How can we dramatically enhance the speed of the social osmosis of new human science theories?

Quotes from The Feeling of What Happens by Antonio Damasio

 

[Netti-Netti]

Someone pointed out that Internet discussions will make people emotionally handicapped because they will have very little experience with spontaneous interchanges that convey real emotional content.

 

[shawn]

Someone pointed out that Internet discussions will make people emotionally handicapped because they will have very little experience with spontaneous interchanges that convey real emotional content.

But as Spock would reply, emotion gets in the way of logic, which is what science is seeking to enlarge.
Often, we can get further, faster when we don't have emotional spats to deal with.
1-pose problem
2-discuss what is known
3-propose solution
4-test it out on a small scale
and so on.
If you want emotional fulfillment and experience you need other forms of socialization.
There are many other venues and options.