Searching for the Memory of the Universe

Quantumbiocommunication.com ^ | 10 December 2005 | Thomas Herold

[PatrickHenry]

Hubba, hubba ... abracadabra ... ooga, booga ... hocus, pocus ... open sesame ...

[PJ-Comix]

Now if my knowledge is transferred entirely into memory chips, and my phsysical body dies, do I still exist?

My question would be: Would I still have the hots for Petra Verkaik?

[BigCinBigD]

Use the force Luke.

[Hound of the Baskervilles]

I don't get it. Is it like Jung's collective unconscious?

[Baraonda]

"Same ol' nonsense. "Take some more acid, man."

LOL!

Merry Christmas

[RegulatorCountry]

"Now if my knowledge is transferred entirely into memory chips, and my phsysical body dies, do I still exist? Will I experience this death, or will I continue to live, at least in my own mind, is it still my mind?"

No, yes, no and no, respectively. Is Ella Fitzgerald still "alive" in some fashion, because we can still hear her voice when we want? No. This brings to mind reports of aboriginals fearing to have their pictures taken, because it would steal their soul.

[Grizzled Bear]

"Generations after generations of humans have left their holographic traces in the A-field. These individual holograms integrate in a super hologram, which is the encompassing hologram of a tribe, community, or culture. The collective holograms interfaces and integrate in turn with the super-superhologram of all people. This is the collective information pool of humankind."
________________________________________________________
Just send $500 to each person above you on the list. Then, add your name and send the list to 20 people...

[Baraonda]

"Now if my knowledge is transferred entirely into memory chips, and my phsysical body dies, do I still exist?"

You're dead, man. Therefore, no more - you're dead.

[Sam the Sham]

One thing I have always wondered about such scenarios.

It is not enough to transfer knowledge. You have to transfer entire experiences. For instance, suppose you could learn kung fu the way Neo did. Sure, you would learn the moves. But would you learn when to execute them ? Would your fighting technique look like Jackie Chan, i.e. a lot of wasted energy to throw a few punches ? Would you learn how to assess an opponents strengths and weaknesses and determine a strategy based upon that ?

[PatrickHenry]

Klatu, barada nikto.

[Baraonda]

"This is the collective information pool of humankind."

aka the double-plus-super-superhologram, I think. I read it somewhere.

[burzum]

Did you ever study the 'intelligence' of slime molds? Now that is something surprising!

[djf]

Those are very interesting questions, all.

After alot of thought on the matter, I have concluded that the important thing about the universe isn't the electrons, the quarks, and the photons.

It is the patterns that are formed out of these things, and ultimately the only real difference between you and I are the patterns of our neurons, that reflect our experiences.

[fhayek]

So long and thanks for all the fish.

[Lady Jag]

Have you ever read Edgar Cayce the Sleeping Prophet? 30-40 years ago, reading it got me thinking along such lines. One of the key elements was that he could "harness the energy of the universe" and heal a person oceans away. It is numerical in nature, and most of us fail grasp the magnitude. Sure would explain a lot, the Golden Ratio, Chaos...

[Unruly Human]

Klatu, barada nikto.

Get that message to Gort

[Doc Savage]

Nice tagline. Who could have predicted that the current evolutionary stage of man would end up being characterized by a narcissitic little dweeb name Patrick Henry. And here I thought Darwin was perfecting the species, not diminishing it. So it goes!

[Balding_Eagle]

Thanks. That is the REAL Unification Theories final answer.

[operation clinton cleanup]

[RegulatorCountry]

"And here I thought Darwin was perfecting the species, not diminishing it. So it goes!"

We humans interfere in the name of compassion, to the detriment of some.