At the risk of sounding like a complete and utter nutcase: I remember reading something in another thread about humanity being the universe trying to understand itself.
I don't know if I buy that but what if we are the seed that is meant to create universal consciousness? If you think about it, it seems like the entire universe is unfolding into increasing complexity. First there was the undefined singularity that was the precursor to the big bang. According to theory, a billionth of a second later there was a single uniform fluid that separated into all of the matter and energy that we know in a single cataclysmic instant of expansion. Over millions of years the elementary particles collapsed into atoms of hydrogen which resulted in Class I stars. This in turn led to Class II and Class III. As the complexity of stars increased so did the variety of basic elements. This led to the binding of elements into molecules and eventually to life. My point is that the universe appears to be 'falling' towards complexity. The 'purpose' or maybe more aptly named 'causal seed' of each evolutionary step in the universe seems to be to allow increased complexity in the next stage. To continue the analogy, evolution seems to be for the purpose of increasing adaptability. Single-celled organisms evolved into multi- celled which evolved into fish, animals, etc.. In the big picture humans are a fragile lot entirely unsuited for existence beyond the boundaries of a very small subset of planetary environments in the universe. What if our 'purpose' is only to be the seed for the real intelligence in the universe? Maybe the ultimate result of our exploration into nanotechnology and AI will be to create the next stage of existence - an entity with vastly improved intelligence and adaptability beyond our own. What if our purpose is to create god? On Mar 27, 6:34 pm, malcymo <[email protected]> wrote: > Raison D’etre > > Should we not be looking for the meaning of life; creating a meaning > for life; endeavouring to change the human condition and society for > the greater benefit of future generations. That one of these > generations will be extinguished is of no importance given the > absurdity of existence.
