Childhood's End in on my top 20 best scifi books ever list... Umm, I disagree with "the ultimate aim of life in "Star Maker" (iirc) was to merge into a single mind" only to the extent that it is actually impossible (there is a proven theorem to this effect) for this to happen. It always goes the opposite direction: minds tend to diverge and become diverse and not merge to an infinite limit.
Merging actually destroys information. Witness the Black Hole. On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 9:53 PM, LizR <[email protected]> wrote: > On 4 September 2014 13:48, Stephen Paul King <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Zerg <http://starcraft.wikia.com/wiki/Overmind>! ? >> >> Well, quite. I believe the name comes from "Childhood's End" although > obviously Olaf Stapledon was writing about it (and influencing Clarke) > decades earlier than the 1950s. The ultimate aim of life in "Star Maker" > (iirc) was to merge into a single mind, and even that only managed to get a > distorted glimpse of the true nature of reality. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/everything-list/YJeHJO5dNqQ/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Kindest Regards, Stephen Paul King Senior Researcher Mobile: (864) 567-3099 [email protected] http://www.provensecure.us/ “This message (including any attachments) is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is non-public, proprietary, privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law or may be constituted as attorney work product. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, notify sender immediately and delete this message immediately.” -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
