Scientists/researchers are also becoming adept at growing human body parts in the lab= spare parts? This would stop the sale of body parts, one hopes, and also the body's rejection of a foreign object but humans would still have to deal with old age and death.
Well, my God is not primitive. He seems quite up-to-date to me! :-) On Apr 10, 7:29 am, Chuck Bowling <[email protected]> wrote: > Actually, the only thing we've created is a few books that describe what the > god of a primitive society might be. > > Well, that and artificial life. I read somewhere that scientists have > managed to replace the DNA in a single-celled organism to create a new life > form. > > > > On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 1:06 AM, malcymo <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
