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<p>Ah, these guys:</p>
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Committee_of_Atomic_Scientists">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Committee_of_Atomic_Scientists</a></p>
<p>Disbanded after 4 years, but was apparently the seed for Pugwash:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://pugwash.org/">https://pugwash.org/</a> - note their slogan.</p>
<p>IMHO, Einstein's reputation as a great thinker on all matters is
largely due to the halo effect. He was a smart nice guy using his
reputation and contacts to promote good causes, but I have not
seen any truly brilliant insights in peace policy or similar
fields from him. He was way better as a physicist than as a
philosopher.</p>
<p>Overall, calling for new and better ways of thinking is much
easier than doing them. List alumnus Yudkowsky has done a better
job than most, but I think even he and the most hardcore
LessWrongers would admit they have just polished and mildly
improved existing rationality tools. Most people claiming to have
found a fundamentally better way of thinking tend to be full of
hot air and/or delusion [especially the later if they also talk
about consciousness ;-) ]. Still, pushing for new cognitive
abilities or better solutions to our collective game theory
(possibly computer aided) is worth doing - it is terribly hard,
but the rewards of even a slight improvement can be pretty big. <br>
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Adrian Tymes <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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On Aug 17, 2016 12:17 PM, "William Flynn Wallace" <<a
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> "A new type of thinking is essential if mankind
is to survive and move toward higher levels." ("Atomic
Education Urged by Albert Einstein", New York Times,
25 May 1946)<br>
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> Now this quote is interesting: just how does one
conceive of a new way of conception? Or did Einstein
follow this up with suggestions?</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Apparently he was soliciting funding for a
think tank to develop said new methods. The most
complete non-paywalled version of the article I have
found so far is at <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fredsakaderniet.dk/tid/1900/1946/maj/maj0825.htm"
target="_blank">http://www.fredsakaderniet.dk/<wbr>tid/1900/1946/maj/maj0825.htm</a></p>
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<div class="gmail_extra">That didn't come through right - try
this: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fredsakademiet.dk/tid/1900/1946/maj/maj0825.htm">http://www.fredsakademiet.dk/tid/1900/1946/maj/maj0825.htm</a><br>
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Oxford Martin School
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