I'm excited about this event as well. I didn't realize that the telescope will be sent a million kilometers out into space! That's an excellent vantage point. I can only wonder what sorts of findings this scientific equipment will find?

I'd think so. That's one of my operating assumptions about this physical and human landscape we call reality; ingredients make a cake. And I think that with the correct digital measurement tools, it is possible to know everything about a cause, before "it" even becomes one.

That is an interesting thought. The language used for such a series of documents would probably be both tedious and extravagant. I would hope that, if these kinds of rules were ever to be drafted, the language chosen would be done so quite carefully.

I sincerely doubt that creative and sincere minds will ever run out of new content. This is especially true as our collective environments continue to change, with new technologies and paradigms entering and exiting daily. That will speed up too. So, the mutation of future science fiction media will be as odd and striking as ever.

I understand and validate what you're saying, that personal experiences can be hallucinations. As well as my statements being only claims, made without any evidence. Thus, my comments should only be taken seriously in so much that they are data points in the larger picture of what's happening right now in our world.

And yes, I do feel I've had a personal experience of revealed wisdom. I came to the conclusion that my experience was Gnosis in that the insights gained reliably foresaw future events and circumstances. The whole things has me rather perplexed.

I think the simple answer is "biofeedback". There is already real science behind using biofeedback to understand "what" someone is experiencing. As well as how they're going about it. And then we add omniscient Artificial Intelligence into the mix, and we have the ingredients for understanding the real-time, total data stream of someone's firsthand experiences.

It would also be prudent to mention the rise of Computer-Brain Interfaces (CBIs), which (once publicly available) will dwarf anything we can muster today in terms of measurement and understanding. The sciences and technologies needed to quantify firsthand experiences are emerging quickly. I observe the industry forming in the present day.

My private experiences have led me to conclude that personally revealed Gnosis is quite real and valid. As well, it also seems only a matter of time before science will conclusively measure firsthand experiences, or already can.

These are only suppositions, but I'm convinced there is something to it all.

I personally feel that the higher the IQ, the greater potentiation for divergent and/or novel behaviors (which (the behaviors) might be more likely to be labeled as odd or illness) in the individual or collective. Whether true free will is exercised or not, depends largely on other factors.

I appreciate everyone's diverse responses. This discussion has been fascinating to read. I don't honestly know what to say at this moment, except that I need time to digest all of the content.

I cheerfully admit that I'm forever a student of this universe.

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It also seems relevant to mention that I do believe that personally revealed Gnosis is legitimate wisdom. And that it is able to be validated by science. Which is a nice description of my personal worldview. Ultimately, my singular pursuit in life is the method of science, and the aim of spirituality. That intersection is important to me.

I am reading "Virtually Sacred: Myth And Meaning In World Of Warcraft And Second Life", by Robert M Geraci.

That sounds pretty reasonable to me, in terms of defining what philosophy is; it's perennial. As that's at least one quintessential word to use if investigating the "source of all knowledge". This might then be similar to the pursuits of both Ancient and Modern Mystery Traditions.

Yes, I am still gathering the pieces of what philosophy truly is. I've studied dozens of thinkers and philosophies, but primarily from an intellectual perspective, not so much a wisdom perspective.

With all of that said, to me, philosophy is about understanding truth. And getting excited when you find out that you've been wrong in your thinking for decades. Perhaps philosophy (for me) is primarily an exercise in different thinking patterns.

It sure would be interesting to involve biofeedback with philosophical training.

Thank you to everyone who has responded to this thread. I am admittedly still learning how to effectively form philosophical arguments that are informed by learning and experience. I guess I feel intimidated by the sophistication of communities such as this one, wherein active/passive members and visitors are able to so eloquently build meaning and move hearts with their philosophies. And so simply/clearly too. That is what I'd like to be able to do with my own philosophizing.

I personally believe that the modern nervous system is so attuned to Internet technologies/services, that any prolonged disruption would result in withdrawal and (ultimately) utter, utter chaos. IMO at least.

The overview on whatistranshumanism.org was one of the first websites I stumbled upon while first learning about Transhumanism. I agree, it is a useful overview of the "movement".

I see Transhumanism as being largely a coalescence of individual and environmental conditions that naturally lead a growing number (one day a majority) of people to view technological progress optimistically. These factors are present in every person's life in today's world, whether they're aware of those influences or not. How people respond to the omnipresence of technology is what defines their relationship to the future, now.

Stephen Hawking, Ray Kurzweil and many others are all pointing at the same thing. Even Terence McKenna and Tim Leary knew about this moment in history. What is happening now has been carefully documented, well in advance.

I believe it's because they aren't properly inspired into action. Not enough souls whom have escaped to the surface have returned with the good news.

Awakening is possible, for anyone/everyone.

As to whether it is moral or immoral to bring a child into this world right now, I would say that it is moral. Human life is beautiful and valuable in all its forms. Even if the world is burning.

Maybe one of the children born today will invent the solutions of tomorrow?

It's not wrong to have children. But I it's not wrong to not have children either. I knew from a young age, around 5 or 6, that I never want(ed) to have children. And I never will have children. That is a "good" thing in my book.

I am currently rebuilding my website. It will be published there, but for now there isn't much to look at.

What an interesting topic and question. I would indeed think that information/language is physical. And it's generative, meaning that it constructs reality as "it moves" through spacetime.