Every time I re-read the classic "Nineteen Eighty-Four" by Georges Orwell (published in 1949), I realize that it seriously scares me. Among many, one quote is particularly meaningful: (In the near future) "The whole climate of thought will be different. In fact there will be no thought, as we understand it now. Orthodoxy means not-thinking, not needing to think. Orthodoxy is unconsciousness." According to its Greek root, the word orthodoxy means correct thinking. Therefore, in Orwell's 'prophecy', correct thinking in the future will be equal to "not thinking". Pure science fiction? Maybe. But, seeing how the modern technology is narrowing people's capacity of reasoning on their own, Orwell's fantasy might not be so far-fetched.
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