Can humans be smarter if they are selfless?

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Can humans be smarter if they are selfless?

It was said that in future humans can be selfless.  And it maybe an ideal state for humans. It is a fantasy of humans that they can really improve themselves if they can be selfless. And it might be a long long dream for humans until a long long time.

We have lots of heroes in this planet.  They can think without individual influence.   They are and they were leaders of humans.

A life completely for the people?  It is an ideal.  It is not easy for all people to accept.

Can humans build a more selfless society in the future?

I think it is determined by many issues more than economic structures of a country.

It is because even though you can share all the economic benefits, but you cannot share all the minds.

People think differently, even though they can share all the money.

Not two apples are the same,  and not two minds think the same.

It must be the basic consideration for all human affairs.   It could be truly naive to think without it. And it must be truly dangerous to think only for it.

Put it in a more simple way:

There are good guys and there are bad guys;   there are good countries and there are bad countries.

It is reality.

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What is the implication if humans are the Only One?.

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What is the implication if humans are the Only One?

It is only my personal speculation that humans are the only one life in this whole  universe.   There will not be any forms of life other than humans and its subordinate life forms (like tigers or worms, etc.)  in this planet.

The group of lives in this planet is the only one family of lives in this whole universe.

It means there will not be any aliens to visit us or attack us.

And I cannot sure whether there will be other higher forms of life.....or spirits living together with us.

Ghosts are my interest points.   But I think they can survive only a short time after life.  There will not be everlasting life for ghosts.  They simply disappeared after a short while.  That's what we humans cannot understand.

And reincarnation is interesting.

I think reincarnation is real.  Because life forces need to have something to continue.

Reincarnation is only one of the ways to transform life forces.   If someone dies, his soul will be going to other places..... it could be possible.

With so many uncertainties upon our head, one cannot be clear about life and more important of all:  its"Surviving Routes".

And it could be an honest test for us humans:  If you don't know it, say you don't know it.

If you say reincarnation is real, it doesn't mean someone can continue his life into another life.  Can any one of the historical figures continue his life into another life? I think not.   There could be only one Chairman Mao Zedong in this universe.  I guess his life force can continue, but his life itself cannot.   There will not be another Mao Zedong and there will not be another you or me.  Any one of us is unique and the only one.

What does it mean if we all are unique?

It means we need to do our best.

What if my whole life is wrong?

What I can say is don't worry. No one can tell whether your life is right or wrong.  What I can tell is:    It must be useful, meaningful and important:  no matter it is right or wrong, white or black.   And you are the only one who knows your own life.  Outsider cannot understand and cannot know......

The next point is about sharing of life.  

It was said that one mother carried her dead baby in her chest for a very long time,  and the dead baby came to life and live again...... I saw it from TV, but I am not sure whether it is certified or not.   There is no official "certification bureau" to check or certify such stories.   And it could be dangerous and  not easy,   However, it needs to have more formal studies about it.   It seems there is no "Department of soul studies" in the universities.   It survives only in the movies.

And the other interesting point is the sharing of minds.

Can you "feel" whats inside other people's mind when they are near you?

The story by Shakespeare about Julius Caesar is stunning.

Julius caesar was surrounded by a group of killers, yet he thought they were sharing the same mind with him and were his good followers not until they drew their daggers to stab him.  He said only: "Et tu, Brutus?" (You too, Brutus?)

If  Julius Caesar can "feel"......., it could be a different story.

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from an AI rsearch:

Is there "soul studies" in Universities?

While no major university has a formal "Department of Soul Studies," several academic programs around the world explore concepts closely related to it. These programs are typically found under names like Consciousness Studies, Contemplative Studies, or Integral Noetic Sciences .

🧠 Closest Academic Departments & Programs

· Consciousness Studies: The most direct academic equivalent. The University of Arizona offers an undergraduate minor ; Australian National University and University of Edinburgh have dedicated philosophy courses .

· Contemplative Studies: Focuses on meditation, mindfulness, and prayer from critical, academic perspectives. Offered as a minor at USC and an introductory course at Vassar College .

· Integral Noetic Sciences: A broader and more niche field offered at the California Institute for Human Science, combining the study of consciousness with esoteric, mystical, and anomalous experiences .

· Psychology & Religion: Examines the psychological aspects of religious belief. Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Birmingham (UK) offer relevant courses or a unique combined BA (Hons) program .

🏛️ Dedicated Centers for Soul Studies

If you're looking for "Soul Studies" specifically, the International University Center for Soul Studies (Centro Universitario Internazionale di Studi sull'Anima) in Florence, Italy, operates as a postgraduate center. It offers a Master's program dedicated to investigating the "Soul" through philosophy, theology, mythology, and depth psychology .

While its name includes "University," this center appears to function more like a specialized research institute than a mainstream degree-granting university .

📚 Related Courses

Individual courses on the "soul" can also be found:

· Concordia University Chicago: "From Mind to Machine: A Brief History of Soul," surveying ideas from Plato to neuroscience .

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How would human brains be improving in the near future?

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How would human brains be improving in the near future?

This is important. Because it is more than brain improvement. It could be the ultimate performance which is supported by the brain.

If humans have a better brain, they will have a better performance .

It is almost certain that the human brains are divided into two major types.

One is right brain oriented like the Chinese language.

Next is left brain oriented like the English language.

When the right brain oriented people tend to see things in a whole aspect,   The left brain oriented people tend to see more in details.

And of course, both aspects are important.

No one can see only the details and neglect the whole.

It is just like the left and right eyes.

You need to use both.

We can expect human evolution will be focused in this two different directions.

Brains will be more combined and cooperative in the future.

Can you expect a perfect human brain be evolved in 50 years?

And of course nothing can be perfect in 50 years.

When most of the Chinese students can master two languages by that time: One Chinese and the other is spelling,  Chinese people will perform better.

It happens only in China.  Because it is a left and right combined effort.

The other countries, like the United States or other European countries are less eager to learn Chinese.

They will be left behind in 50 years of time.

Because their left and right orientation will be weaker.

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What is the danger of a sure-win situation?

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What is the danger of a sure-win situation?

Battles cannot be sure-win anywhere in history.

Nothing is perfect and nothing is a hundred percent sure.

Important is not checking out all leaking points.

Important is in the total situation.

No one can tell you all.

You always need silence and quietness before the fight.

Things will happen when your concentration is lost.

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Who suffered the most in the Sino-American conflict in Panama?

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Who suffered the most in the Sino-American conflict in Panama?

It is the small Chinese merchants in Panama suffered the most.

I was told by my relative in Panama,  that they are living worst than ever.

Less and less ships are coming to Panama.   The small merchants can hardly sustain themselves.

It is a conflict between two big countries.   But the losers are the small merchants.   Business dropped drastically,   experts will tell you that they are losing 99% or even more.   How can the small people live out of such a economic situation?

Two giants are fighting each other,   but the losers are the small ones.

My relatives are living under the support from a far away place.

Can any one of them be saved?

Rich people fights, poor people suffers.

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What will happen if all language issues are settled?

 20260819

What will happen if all language issues are settled?

It will happen in the very near future.   People can communicate using a simple device like a mobile to talk or message with anyone in the whole world.

All language users will be using the same device in a few years of time.

They can read and write anything with anybody without difficulty.  

If you say something, others can receive it.

What's the implication here?

The implication is:  it will be meaningless for the Taiwan issue.

It needs not the help of traditional Chinese to settle the Taiwan issue.

You just make a phone call and the problem is solved.

But the problem remains.

Because you will not know who is the President of the United States by that time.

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What is one-mindedness in a country?

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What is one-mindedness in a country?

If the one-mindedness is not achieved, the country will be split.

The term means people share the same origin of their culture.   Maybe India is a case to study.   They have lots of languages and they share different blood.   But still they are one single country, not two.

However, the Indians have the same language to use. English has become official for them.

Some people say nothing is impossible.   Even Indians can do it.   And India is one country, one system.  Why the Chinese cannot follow their case?

We need to have an eyesight 30 years ahead.

Do you know what will happen 30 years later for the Chinese language development?

Do you know will there be any problems for any one single person talking to another one single person in completely different countries?

There will be no problem.

We don't even need to have a second language.

You can use one language to go around all the world.  More than one language will become meaningless and useless 30 years later.

Why waste time learning different languages?

Why waste time to manage the simplified or traditional Chinese languages?

Still we need to do it.

It would be a nightmare for the future people if they need to have two languages in one country.

We need to mix them up because 30 years is the future and the future is unpredictable.

If the language problem is not solved in China,  it means there will be different minds in China.

People will say it's good to have one country, two minds.

It is the most serious political setup for the future of China.

But the problem remains:   Why you need to let the students learn the difficult traditional Chinese,  because it will be useless in a short future of 30 years.

My choice is to keep my sons and daughters bilingual.   I will let them learn both traditional and simplified Chinese:  majoring in the more completed original and traditional Chinese.

Only because of one thing:

They will need to use their brains more.

They will not have a simplified brain in the future.

Even though in 30 years later languages are not necessary because  the computer age has really come, but they still to keep their brains prepared and never to be discarded.

They need to learn the Chinese words stroke by stroke, to maintain a comlpleted brain and a unified China.

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