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An Alien's Angst
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2023-10-06 00:05:47

An Alien's Angst on Nostr: Bodies are just shapes that may or may not act as a vessel for a Self-consciousness ...

Bodies are just shapes that may or may not act as a vessel for a Self-consciousness (aka a #Self). I think brains are like receivers and #brain complexity is a determining factor in what shapes categorically can and cannot act as vessels - what cannot and cannot facilitate the expression of a Self in the material world.

That's why I think two things:

1) It is entirely possible for machines/inorganic creations to host Self-consciousness.

2) That is unlikely to happen without us contributing organic material (human or otherwise) to the project. It would be needed to provide a brain-like or brain-derived neural system or a complex activity to develop.

Creating new creatures in matter will be a bastardization emanation. As it already is. But, I suppose if Selves had a hand in it, it could be much better than nature's mindless attempt.

#AI #android #robots #machines #Gnostic
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