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I like General Milley’s perspectives

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Every day I am more convinced that AI will have no problem taking over our world. In a big way I am doubtful we can prevent it. Yes one person could prevent AI from taking over but we are really talking about a world that is untrusting and power oriented. In our world we probably will not stop AI our self because we will be afraid the other power is continuing working on it. Less face it we are not that smart as a species. If we were that intelligent we wouldn’t be in the situation we are in. Another way think about it is if we had time to evolve we might be able to become intelligent enough to solve are problems. But I am afraid time is running out. However I can hope with my small intelligence this will not be how it plays out. LOL

I believe l will take a nice nature hike and put this behind me for a while.

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The Al Aska Mosque and the Dome of the Rock are different things (though both on Temple Mount/Al Sharif). The raids last week involved the mosque.

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So the Dome doesn't encompass the mosque?

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No, they are physically separate. It's not the biggest deal, but the action this past week (and tonight!) is at the mosque.

https://www.paliroots.com/blogs/explore-palestine-like-never-before/what-is-the-difference-between-al-aqsa-and-dome-of-the-rock

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I still can’t wrap my brain around the idea that Sunni Saudis Arabia is seriously aligning itself with Shia Iran. Something is missing.

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It's Always Sunni in Saudi Arabia.

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Mearsheimer strikes again. The terrible influence of our military relationship with Israel going back decades: The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy, Book by John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt (2008).

Sucks that Mearsheimer is such a prescient pessimist.

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