From: Giu1i0 Pri5c0 (gpmap@runbox.com)
Date: Sun Jul 13 2003 - 23:57:47 MDT
Right Hal, this is indeed my interpretation of Anders paper:, and I think
also his: "...On a larger scale there might be biospheres emerging all the
time around distant stars: small stalks of grass growing in the dark soil of
the Milky Way. But without intelligence supporting them they all shrivel and
die before any chance of seeding. Each biosphere, filled with uniqueness and
potential, will vanish without a trace, without even one conscious
observer...".
> Our minds are the crowning achievement of natural biological evolution.
> Our goals should ultimately be to fill the universe not with Life,
> but with Mind. We should transform the entire universe into a cosmos
> full of consciousness. The universe can be just as alive as in Anders'
> vision, but it will appreciate this precious gift of life and mind,
> rather than simply playing its part mindlessly, as a complex automaton.
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