I agree. We need an end to this. Problem is I'm not sure what better ways I have than making my voice heard about it.
The better aspect to it is that I've actually seen certain changes in style of these debates that I'm very happy with and that seem to be happening due to discussion where I've been contributing with constructive criticism for both sides of the fence rather than attempting to fence down either side.
Looking forward to seing a longer post about how your Oracle would work in a situation such as this one.
Mind you, I generally think in abstract, slightly sci-fi overtones. As an atheist, I see no reason for religion other than blind faith. However, I do think I have some sort of insight into human psychology that enables me to dig into someone's mind, for the purpose of greater understanding. This comes and goes and is linked to the work I'm doing to destroy my ego. My teacher in this line of thinking is Nikola Tesla. His dream of bringing decentralized energy wirelessly to the masses was smashed by the greed machine-fueled men of his time.
This is a timeless war, and has never been won. This war we're seeing in Steemit is a microcosm of the same battle that has been fought since the very beginning. This thing could easily fail if those in power do not look within themselves to see that the answers reside in their hearts. IF they continue to act out of ego, it won't be pretty and most users will look for alternatives. I don't want this place to be Myspaced but the reality is, competition is coming, and someone WILL GET IT RIGHT. Monetizing content on a social media platform has never succeeded for the reasons we see going on now. Decentralization of power is THE ANSWER.
We couldn't have more different views on what the ego is and what role it has in our lives. I created the profile using this name, with my disagrement with the kind of ideas you express in mind.
(I'm an atheist too btw and a hardboiled anti-theist)
At the same time, I think at least that I can understand and see your point of view. (The essentials, in this particular case. I don't want to accidentally suggest omniscience)
Irrational behaviour, however it looks is always destructive to the self and that which is destructive for the self is always evil.
Rather than continueing a discussion on this forever, I will simply say that I see your Oracle as possibly being an interesting solution to some of these issues.