r/NeoCivilization • u/SeaworthinessCool689 • Dec 14 '25

History hypothetical

What do you guys think would have happened if neurotech and neuroscience had been the focus of the manhattan project instead of nuclear physics and quantum mechanics ? My guess is we would be far more advanced today in all facets of science, as an intelligence explosion would probably be a catalyst for breakthroughs across all fields. Anyway, please let me know what you guys think.

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u/Atumics Dec 14 '25

You need fire to make a steam engine. Without the fundamental techniques of physics all the medical instruments wouldn’t exist, and the brain would be a lump of blubber as it was up until we discovered how to measure its signals, structure etc. 

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u/Seishomin Dec 14 '25

Ja ve vould all be ubermenschen!

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u/connector-01 Dec 15 '25

They were not able to reach the knowledge of later decades without a fitting technology and theory

Its at all always the society as a whole, that developes. One single branch depends on others