In one of my ant stories they invent nuclear weapons - this causes much ethical concern in the colony, until someone steps on them.
On 27 Aug, 13:56, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > Another trick is to change to ant perspective. The primitive sucking > is done by the aphids, whereas they, the ants, in their clearest and > cleanest form of conciousness of the Oneness of all, are able to do > the milking. > > On 27 Aug., 14:22, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I suspect every epoch of man is the time where a handful with guns can > > screw things up. Do they screw things up, of instantaneously > > deconstruct and make way for what is next? We don't know, until we > > get to what is next and, in retrospect, understand the opportunity. > > In the moment, our leadership, cohesiveness as a group, and creativity > > lead the way into our progress or downfall. Either way, we continue > > on, we always do. > > > On Aug 27, 4:48 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Ten dimensions, and we finally reach the fabled land of string > > > theory. String theory is for the moment the only real game in town > > > when it comes to attempts to bundle up quantum mechanics and general > > > relativity into a "theory of everything". It holds that all particles > > > that make up matter or transmit forces arise from the vibration of > > > tiny strings. Those strings are one-dimensional. The space they wiggle > > > about in is not. In fact, it has 10 dimensions: nine of space, and one > > > of time. The theory doesn't work with any fewer: mathematical > > > anomalies crop up that translate into violent fluctuations in the > > > fabric of space-time at scales smaller than the Planck length of 10-35 > > > metres. 10 is not necessarily the magic number. Indeed, one now > > > unfashionable early variant of string theory had 26 dimensions. There > > > are five broadly defined brands of 10D string theory that compete to > > > explain the universe, with no indication as to which, if any, is the > > > right one. But these disparate theories can be unified into one > > > overarching theory, known as M-theory. M-theory has 11 dimensions. In > > > here, we might call all this 'Harrington's String Bag'. > > > > It is assumed that the extra dimensions of M-theory must in some way > > > be squashed down to a size that we can't see. The bad news is that > > > there is an almost unlimited number of ways in which this can be done. > > > How to single out the one way that produces our universe remains a > > > problem. Some say we'll work out the trick eventually, but others are > > > into the "multiverse" the notion that all possible universes do > > > actually exist. The universe we know is as it is because it just > > > happens to be the one we are living in. > > > > None of this seems to give us much grok of how we should be trying to > > > live. It probably does tells us that Star Trek style science fiction > > > has little science and is a very old genre of soap opera. We just > > > don't have the biology to be zipping around the galaxies, let alone > > > the technical expertise to flout the laws of physics as we'd know > > > them if we had the education (which would entail close engagement in > > > its practice). > > > > Biology (increasingly maths-based) does now allow us to 'create > > > life'. We can model DNA quite literally and create real bits of the > > > stuff from chemicals. We know fatty acids are 'out there' in space, > > > and pre-date the formation of Earth. We know that they form proto- > > > cells when mixed with water, and that we can create components of > > > cells like ribosomes using our man-created DNA. We will soon create > > > cells from what we considered not to have life. Such life may well > > > allow us to extend our biology and sensing. We are already speeding > > > up processes to produce oil and other stuff we have previously only > > > been able to use because it was created without us over aeons. > > > > My sense is that we are distracted by this technology because we don't > > > understand it and have a society in which knowledge is very much part > > > of competitions that are out of hand. There is no modern life because > > > we can't imagine what this would be and try to live it because we are > > > hampered by very old ideas and traditions as badly as Darwin was in > > > beginning to advance something beyond myth. I would say 'capitalism' > > > is the current myth we need to 'explode', but that we need to do this > > > from what we know now, recognising it is a religion and that > > > alternative religions, or alternatives adopted as religions (including > > > science as religion) have already failed. The need is for sustainable > > > peace in the recognition that we can't make peace whilst our > > > understandings of the temptations of power remain low priority in > > > public scrutiny. We are distracted from this dialogue by almost > > > everything from science and entertainment because of a madness - > > > sometimes described as the 'paranoid-schizoid' position (economics as > > > 'Dr. Strangelove's Game'). > > > > I hope we will be able to find a new form of honesty, but we need to > > > develop this in the knowledge that we are often roused to organisation > > > by madness and myth that quickly distract us from evidence. We need > > > genuine transparency, but this 'urge' is not enough as we approach a > > > time at which any Tom, Dick or Harriet terrorist could use knowledge > > > to reek devastation, and a few men with guns can screw everything. > > > Our politics needs overhaul and we are continually distracted from > > > this. The need to to structure freedom - but on its own this is just > > > another slogan. My guess is that we run scared from this, always > > > thinking peace exposes us to groups who retain power strategies or > > > scrotes. I suspect this is biological in form. There are times when > > > even I miss my gun. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
