[JacobAsmuth]

Exactly. I would rather we let these discoveries stay hidden for a while longer such that human ingenuity may untangle them from the coils of reality. A machine? A mechanical man? Deins to produce something as pure as mathematics without the divine fervor of the ineffable spirit of Man?! It's just not what God wants.

[pickleRick243]

Human ingenuity is untangling perhaps the deepest question of all- what is the essence of Reason and the intellect that so privileges man? I don't know if it's what God wants, but it's certainly getting close to some existentially fundamental questions.

While many seem to be anxious or pessimistic about the future of intellectual/artistic pursuits (understandable although I disagree), I do find the utter lack of curiosity or interest in the incredible machinery that is causing all the fuss to be striking.

[doright]

One has to be in a secure enough position in life to be able to manifest such curiosity to begin with. On the contrary many people feel threatened.

[unmole]

I can't tell if this is satire.

[csallen]

I had the exact same thought. It depends entirely on what voice you read it in, I suppose.

[pickleRick243]

Haha, now I do think it is more likely satire. I don't think HN has many people who would post like this sincerely.