If our purpose was to create God then we have suceeded;we have passed the test; we can now pack up and go home.
I have always thought it strange that intelligence should choose to reside in such a frail biological entity. Then I suppose the choice was not its. Malc On Apr 10, 1:55 pm, Chuck <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
