Humans are Just One in a Sequence of Life Forms to Evolve On the Planet Earth
Doesn't the concept of 'beauty' simply relate to patterns which are attractive to the human brain due to
inheritance and experience?
Humans, when tested, are usually attracted to a scene with lakes, streams, clouds, mountains, sunlight,
sunsets, sunrises, and cottages with chimneys with smoke coming out of them implying a nice cozy place
to take refuge from the storm. (as per the ending scene in Coen brother's True Grit. In that case, lights
in the windows and on the porch showing the presence of friendly humans. Smoke from the chimney
showing warmth. All after dealing with nature and its snake bites, etc.)
If humans are inherently attracted to 'natural things' and if they are also attracted to cellphones, PCs
and game machines to the point of (sometimes) obsession, what does this mean for the inherent
objective value of our robot machines?
Phi-m is defined as the specific free energy rate expressed in units of energy per time per mass. Phi-m
is known to astronomers as the luminosity-to-mass ratio, to physicists as the power density, to geologists
as he specific radiant flux, to biologists as the specific metabolic rate and to engineers as the
power-to-mass ratio.
Here are some estimated Free Energy Rate Densities:
Milky Way galaxy 0.5
Our Sun 2
Earth 75
Biosphere (plants) 900
Human body 20,000
Human brain 150,000
Human society 500,000
Modern CPU (computer brain) High and getting higher each year.
Internet and connected computers (society of computers) High and getting higher each year.
Notice the logarithmic progression. Notice the increasing need for energy.
Living Systems and Cosmic Evolution are subjects to be studied if you want to understand what is
happening around you.
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Doesn't the concept of 'beauty' simply relate to patterns which are attractive to the human brain due to
inheritance and experience?
Humans, when tested, are usually attracted to a scene with lakes, streams, clouds, mountains, sunlight,
sunsets, sunrises, and cottages with chimneys with smoke coming out of them implying a nice cozy place
to take refuge from the storm. (as per the ending scene in Coen brother's True Grit. In that case, lights
in the windows and on the porch showing the presence of friendly humans. Smoke from the chimney
showing warmth. All after dealing with nature and its snake bites, etc.)
If humans are inherently attracted to 'natural things' and if they are also attracted to cellphones, PCs
and game machines to the point of (sometimes) obsession, what does this mean for the inherent
objective value of our robot machines?
Phi-m is defined as the specific free energy rate expressed in units of energy per time per mass. Phi-m
is known to astronomers as the luminosity-to-mass ratio, to physicists as the power density, to geologists
as he specific radiant flux, to biologists as the specific metabolic rate and to engineers as the
power-to-mass ratio.
Here are some estimated Free Energy Rate Densities:
Milky Way galaxy 0.5
Our Sun 2
Earth 75
Biosphere (plants) 900
Human body 20,000
Human brain 150,000
Human society 500,000
Modern CPU (computer brain) High and getting higher each year.
Internet and connected computers (society of computers) High and getting higher each year.
Notice the logarithmic progression. Notice the increasing need for energy.
Living Systems and Cosmic Evolution are subjects to be studied if you want to understand what is
happening around you.
Next
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