f_salmon

No, actually not. The current state of research in quantum physics makes it look like there is randomness. But the thing about randomness is: Nobody has any control over it. So again, life (and the universe) may not be fully deterministic, but we have no absolute responsibility for whatever happens (only a relative one, relative to our culture, that is).

> Also it assumes no social interaction with others

No, of course we have social interactions, which influence us. But they are themselves a function of 1) our genes (i.e. whom we approach or not) and 2) our initial location (with all its properties).

> At the start of the game, you had no control over who you were or your environment. By the end of the game that becomes true again.

This implies that you have some sort of control between the start and the end - which is completely untrue, because:

What genes you get from your parents and in what environment you are put will determine everything that will happen in your head. And everything that happens in your life, has its inception in your head (over which you could never have the slightest control).

This is also the reason why whe should all have the same rights (and wealth), independently of the fact of how well we were (and therefor now are) "equipped": There is no such thing as a "free will".

Everything in your life is nothing but a function of 2 variables:

1) Your inherited genes

2) Your inherited initial location

It means we can never be judged by anyone.

EDIT: The above is not based on any beliefs (as in "religious" beliefs), it's pure logic. (So, when I wrote "is completely untrue", I meant "is completely illogic".)

EDIT II: Sorry, I can't recommend any literature for this. It's all based on my own thinking.

But actually, you don't need any book, because I can't call this a "worldview", I can only call it: "100% pure logic". (Meaning: no cultural/religious/otherwise arbitrary beliefs allowed.)

So, if you can think logically and are willing to do some mental work, you - and everybody else who does it - will automatically get there. That's kind of the beauty of logic - it's the only thing/law in the universe that seems to be an absolute/unquestionable truth, everything else being invented by somebody.

In other words, it can be summed up as 1 way to make democracy more direct. (The problem is, Washington with its ever-increasing level of corruption, is never going to want a more direct democracy.)

No more lobbying (= legalized corruption).

But how are you going to do that when rich people are already in power and are using their financial dominance to protect their monopoly of power?

But any communication system that is built for the future must at least be (public-key) encrypted.

Then you, make it 100% decentralized and you're ready for our time where unlimited mass surveillance seems acceptable for "democratic" governments.

Yes, we shouldn't stop at being surprised. We should put our actions where our surprise/shock is and do something about it.

For example: leave your mobile phone permanently in flight mode and just all the other features, like agenda, clock, etc (or leave it always at home, if you don't have a landline anymore).

I like how the UK gov thinks of "democracy".

> However, the prime minister has previously said that: "I'm satisfied that the work these agencies do is not only vital but is properly overseen."

Ok, we can go back to sleep then. Thanks a lot, Mr. Cameron.

Now the FBI is tapping that vast trove of e-mail in unrelated investigations.

That says pretty much all about their methods.

I suppose AI will one day be able to explain this to us?

It's also a smart move for your career: You can create your own job and attract lots of funding for your research, or sell your business for a lot.

- 100% decentralized/p2p (no central server)

- (public key) encrypted

- open-source

- does: file sharing, "emailing", chat, VoIP, forums, etc.

Put your cell phone in flight mode and use it exclusively as a PDA/music player/etc.

Let people contact you on a landline and email - more than enough.

[0] http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/04/nsa-storing-cel...

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/germany-is-a-both-...

Seriously. How can anyone take the US serious anymore.

"...nothing he had seen..." -> The usual word plays.

Put your cell phone in flight mode to opt out of the worldwide tracking by the NSA.

True, and once that one will be made open-source too, there's still the NSA tracking mobile phones worldwide and generating all kinds of privacy-invading data based on it:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-tr...

(And until that is resolved, my mobile phone will stay in flight mode only.)

So once again, while tech may help in the short term, long-term solutions will have to be structural/systemic ones regarding government in general.

Pretty frightening that such things apparently still need to be said.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagger_Complex

[0] http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2013/11/8-5-trillion-taxpayer...