If so, it is H. Sapiens alone who make this determination. Until such time we can communicate with other species.
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Replying to @DoqxaScott @ChipkinLogan and
We can't be so certain that we are where the process of evolution intends to go. I mean, were causing our own extinction at the moment. Life seems to have more of a harmonious balance without our intervention
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Replying to @cosimia_ @DoqxaScott and
As far as we know, evolution does not have intentions - it proceeds by conjecture and criticism, essentially. And I think it could be argued that we're always 'causing' our extinction - namely, every solution we create carries some risk, and begets new problems.
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Replying to @ChipkinLogan @DoqxaScott and
From my understanding evolution optimises for increasingly ordered complexity Hrm maybe we're just hitting a lot more of the barriers to growth than other species got a chance to reach
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Replying to @cosimia_ @DoqxaScott and
It's unclear whether evolution optimizes for order, or complexity, or anything else. Don't forget, complexity could only go in one direction following abiogenesis!
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Replying to @ChipkinLogan @cosimia_ and
On that note, have you read Scale by Geoffrey West? I bet you'd like it (might've spelled his name incorrectly)
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Replying to @ChipkinLogan @cosimia_ and
That's how it is spelled. I've heard him on a couple of podcasts. Sam Harris' was one of them. His work is amazing.
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Replying to @DoqxaScott @cosimia_ and
One of the best science books I've read in the last couple of years. Groundbreaking stuff! One review mocked his idea of 'socioeconomic space'...I dislike the attitude of 'it's new and weird-seeming, so it must be false'
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Replying to @DoqxaScott @cosimia_ and
Definitely! Are you familiar with the idea behind the ever-accelerating technological pace, and his 'singularity'? He might've discussed on Sam's podcast...crazy stuff.
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Singularity used to be a huge hype. from my understanding it's dampened a bit due to our hardware capacities not growing exponentially anymore.
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