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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TigerPaw who wrote (470)	8/19/2000 12:53:29 PM
From: booters	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28931

<achieve self awareness> I certainly understand this is a major leap. I would certainly argue we are the most advanced in what we would consider important. But is this what is really important? Does this make us better suited to our environment (if that is the measuring stick). What is the true measuring stick? You mention dolphins, are they as well or better suited for the environment? They are not ruining their environment, we are. They can not push a button and destroy their environment,we can. They appear to be in almost perfect harmony with their environment, I'm not sure we are. Let's go back to the God idea (Solon's LAW) again and try to remove ourselves for a second. God is having a few people over for diner and he brings them into his den to show them his latest project. He points to the universe and says "I'm trying to set up a terrarium where everything functions in harmony with each other". He wants to show them the item he is the most proud of so far and when he reaches down into the terrarium to pick it up, what will it be?. Will it be us? I'm not sure. What I hear are arguments that we should be but those are based on what we think. What does he think? boots

To: TigerPaw who wrote (470)	8/19/2000 3:34:03 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28931

Had humans been prevented then it could be that the dolphins would have become self aware in a million year Which brings about the idea of the opposable thumb. Dolphins are intelligent, and they don't have an opposable thumb. In the universe of the sea, I suppose such a device would probably be a hindrance... The point is that consciousness exists in many (if not all) forms and structures. Consciousness is so much more fundamental than our silly conceits. Why can't we encounter, and integrate, this simplicity?