In a future with more ‘mind reading’, thanks to neurotechnology, we may have to reconsider freedom of thought
Socrates, the ancient Greek philosopher, never wrote things down. He warned that writing undermines memory – that it is nothing more than a memory of a previous thought. Compared to people who discuss and debate, readers will be “hearers of many things and have learned nothing; they will appear omniscient and will generally know nothing.” … Read more