As a young, intelligent member of the 21st century, what do you think of Asimov’s predictions? Have any of them come true? If they haven’t, should we work toward making any of them a reality? Why or why not?
What other elements of Asimov’s lecture appeal to you? What do you make of his humor? Of his anecdotes? Explain what we can learn from his pointed sarcasm and from some of the stories he shares with us.
And, finally, how does this lecture reflect qualities of synoptic philosophy and critical analysis? Give a specific example.
I absolutely love Issac Assimov and his humanistic approach to humanity. He's the only humanist that I find myself agreeing with due to his very fatalistic ideas. He believes that as humans we are failing in society and that our huge spiral will lead us nowhere in life. I could not agree more.
He makes predictions based off literal subjects. Like the rise in global warming and the increase of war and others that are undeniable facts about our world right now. We as a society cannot deny that our pollution and constant killing of each other over subjects as ridiculous as belief is only hurting our cause in the long run. He has predicted nothing but a long downhill spiral on humanity and I can completely agree with what he says.
The way he speaks and his comical tone makes him much more listenable and this makes for a much better connection to his reader/audience. I felt a much closer tie to him due to his informal attitude and I appreciated what he said much more rather than to someone if they just came up and said "We're all going to die." He pretty much said we are all going to die IF we don't change this, this, and this.
He shows fatalism and a lack of hope. But at least he proposes a solution and he proposes them to the youth of this world in the small hopes that his speech may make a difference and THAT is the significance in what he does an says. His ability to connect to the right people makes what he does incredibly important.
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ReplyDeleteWOW Ken you did a really nice job on this. I almost totally agree with the last paragraph... His lack of hope though, I'm not quite so sure about. I think he doesn't have a lack of hope, he simply has his hope in places that people don't normally recognize. If I misunderstood something in your writing, I apologize, but that sentence kind of said that he seems hopeLESS, instead of having a hope in the youth that he is preaching to.
ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed the comic, though, and found him quite fun to read on. You have a really interesting view on this.
I very much agree with what you said ken, I believe that his way of lecturing is very important and easily keeps your attention. I also take your side on saying that he realizes that we are "failing in society". I see nothing in this post that i can argue with so i believe i will move on.
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I completle agree with what you said, there isnt just one person to blame all of our problems on, and if we dont do any change the world will just fall apart, dew to us ignoring the problems we need to fix. you are totaly corect about Issac and how he was soo down to earth, giving his lectures he did put himself above anyone, and made them more relazing the snoby and uptight.
ReplyDeleteThis man does know how to keep interest in the average listener. Without the humor, some people might say that he is just another crazy man with ideas for how the world will end. But instead, like you say, he institutes humor AND a solution for what we can do. Nice job.
ReplyDeleteI liked your views on what Asimov said about our society failing Ken, but I don't think he is quite so pessimistic about the future, instead he seemed to be rather hopeful that man could do the right thing, and was capable of taking action.
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