Laurens Rademakers

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Aim not merely to limit suffering or to diminish species extinction but set an absolute goal. Together with the refusal to differentiate between self-conscious or non-conscious species, this forces one to reflect more deeply on our relationship with nature and on its singularity.

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The idea that man has the right to dominate nature allows for a legitimization of the ruthless and unsustainable destruction of our living world. By believing the contrary, a more complex and ethical relation with nature forces itself into our actions.

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Pragmatically speaking, man cannot survive without altering nature. But to limit potential damages to ecosystems and societies, the precautionary principle puts the burden of proof of the "unharmfulness" of interventions on those who want to implement them.

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Knowledge/wealth result out of collective actions that go beyond the individual that accumulated them. By sharing and returning this capital, one recognizes the social nature of wealth/knowledge. Unconditional giving returns a very expensive good: genuine respect from others.

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Isolation is the worst of all modern ills. It destroys creativity, sociality, political participation, and the mind. By setting as a commandment the interdiction to isolate oneself and the obligation to help others who are isolated to reconnect, these ills can be combated.

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The modern help/charity industry remains utilitarian and aimed at self satisfaction. These industries often inflict harm or waste resources that could have been spent more usefully. This is why self-reflection & participation by those to be helped should precede concrete action.

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The good & the bad: always inherently present in technology. Rejecting technologies merely on the basis that they could harm life, limits the exploration of their use for the good of humanity. Openness towards all technologies allows one to discover or redesign for good uses.

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Scientific discovery has nothing to do with concrete applications or uses of these discoveries via the technologies that may arise from them. By rejecting a utilitarian or moral framework for science, we help keeping its singular function intact: the quest for pure knowledge.

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Knowledge is the result of collective actions; the exploitation of the commons allows humans to live, and thus to gain knowledge. When that knowledge is used via economic systems to claim ownership over the commons, one erases this deep link between life, commons and knowledge.

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Accept that after your death, there is nothing
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If you do so, you are forced to make the best of your life and that of others now that you're living it.

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