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    1. morganchristensen 28 Jan 2020
      As we enter the 21st century, the barriers are crumbling. Essential questions about our humanity, even questions of meaning, once mostly the province of the humanities, are now part of scientific research.

      The barriers seem to be crumbling, but only for one side. Science is creeping into the province of humanities, but the humanities are not finding a part in science. The world is trying to find quantitative evidence and explanations for qualitative subjects. Of course, scientific studies are helpful in understanding fields such as psychology, but there must be space at the table for humanities to help facilitate the discussion of the collected evidence.

    2. morganchristensen 28 Jan 2020
      We define ourselves through our cell phones and think of scenarios where we will be different, part human part machine, with some scientists even speculating that a singularity point will be reached when machines will become smarter than we are.

      The humanities aspect of this is extremely important to have alongside science because as the world reaches this singularity point, we have to ask ourselves what makes us inherently human. Why and how are we different from machines, and what is the importance of the human soul? If the conversation strays too far away from the human aspect of the human condition, we can lose ourselves in these technological advances. Machines may become smarter than we are, but what about emotional intelligence?

    3. morganchristensen 28 Jan 2020
      A common language needs to be developed and, more importantly, a recognition from both groups of the mutual advantages of sharing their knowledge.

      There needs to be a “give and take” mentality as this common language develops. Essentially, each group needs to have a space that allows them to present their knowledge while offering that same space to one another and accepting that the knowledge of other groups is just as valuable and “real.” The purpose of language is to communicate and come to a further understanding, which requires listening to others and being open to new ideas. If listening is taken out of the language equation, conversation and understanding cannot develop.

    4. morganchristensen 28 Jan 2020
      We have the unprecedented opportunity to bring the sciences and the humanities back into constructive engagement, as complementary and interdependent facets of human knowledge. We now face questions which cannot be examined from a single perspective: We need both a scientific and a humanistic take on things in order to further our understanding.

      As the 21st century progresses, it seems as though we as a society are becoming more polarized in not just our beliefs, but our education as well in the sense that complex issues and questions are approached with black-and-white thinking. Thus, this is absolutely correct. The answers we wish to seek are not going to be found using one single perspective; instead, the answers will be found when our ever-growing knowledge and perspectives of many can be brought together to find solutions. We are in a time where we are learning and discovering new things at such a rapid rate, yet we are devolving in our own processes when it comes to understanding such discoveries.

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