The evolution of consciousness and the omnipresence of sentience

Based on the latest research, we can continue to maintain that sentience, and the higher order consciousness that springs from it in humans, is the most widespread accident in the history of life, completely unnecessary, but somehow omnipresent, or we can reject that view and assume it serves a deep evolutionary purpose. Thought experiments can… Continue reading The evolution of consciousness and the omnipresence of sentience

Nature means nothing without people and the experts have all gone insane

For hundreds of millions of years, life persisted on Earth with no meaning at all.  Trillions upon trillions of creatures lived and died, born as dust and returned to it without remark.  Humanity changed all that, making the meaningless, meaningful. Nature means nothing without people might seem a bold statement on the surface.  Nature, after… Continue reading Nature means nothing without people and the experts have all gone insane