He is the Astronomer Royal for the Crown, and he wrote a fascinating article which I read online on 7-12-2015 and copied, so I could editorialize about what he writes.
His thesis is that space is infinitely vast, and that a post-human future will belong to smart machines, that we gave birth to technologically, and these smarter, stronger, immortal machines will replace us as space explorers.
Rees may be correct, but I believe that humans are undeveloped, living angels whose untapped but available talents that are accessible and at hand to perfect--these advanced human abilities will make us competitive, even, superior to smart machines. At least I believe we will be able to hold our own with them, and streamlining and widening the depth and subtly of Mavellonialist psychology will be our educational model for individuating.
To quote Rees: "Today's computers have 'nerves' which transmit messages at the speed of light, millions of times faster than the chemical transmission in human brains."
So will the inorganic intelligence of smart machines replace and prove far superior, stronger and more durable than the wet, organic intelligence of human beings? Maybe so, maybe not.
We likely could build and duplicate that 14 mile layer of water, air and rock anywhere to duplicate the earthly biosphere in which human life has evolved.
Smart man. Fascinating article. Time will tell. My hunch is that smart machines will do well, and coexist with humans as part of our diverse, smart life forms and races. Who knows?
Both the Mother and Lera have a lot so say about how all this pans out, and it would be wise for us to recall their awesome power and influence.
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