Several very interesting discussions

are happening over in the comment section of DataChasers.

In particular in the comment section of THIS update.

Seriously, from if you like science fiction, like Blade Runner, Asimov's Foundation series, Heinlein, and a host of others, you will like the discussion going on in that updates comment section.

A brief example:

"Timotheus 7th Oct 2016, 8:56 PM

I'm one of those people who believe civilization is not a "natural" state but a "learned" behavior.
The individual is inherently selfish and self centered and any positive inherited social traits are based on survival skills.

We became social creatures because we couldn't survive as individuals. As social creatures we needed social rules of behavior to coexist. This holds true for most herd animals. Our genius in the world of nature was that instead of hard wiring most of our social behavior into our brains genetically, we learn it as infants by observing the others around us. But it has to be enforced to keep everyone in line.
The down side of this is a longer nurturing period for each generation. The positive side is greater adaptability for each generation to changing environmental needs.

Simply put, man is the least hardwired animal as far as his or her behavior is concerned.
Sadly, this allows more malfunctions, glitches, and errors in mental and social decision making, but also allows great adaptability and the opportunity to say, "Stop, this doesn't work anymore. Let's try something else." and to change behavior patterns in a generation or two.

What the Cassians lacked was the ability to act on the realization that their actions were no longer supporting the system of goals they had been created to support. As machines (sorry, but that's what they were) their system of goals had been loaded intro them, just as children and other androids are given basic moral frameworks to guide them. Decimus was no longer following their guide lines and they had no way out but to obey his orders despite the fact he was violating them. They should have at least been able to stonewall him."

So really, DataChasers is one of the few places where I STRONGLY recommend you read the comments.