Minds of the Future The evolution of consciousness and intelligent symbiosis Ten powerful thoughts iambically defined, Ten syllables in rhymes to tease your mind. Presentation by Kate Jones at 20th Annual Double Festival of Project Renaissance, 2012 Singularity~Infinity A roundtrip through epistemology 1. Being the interface to understanding 2. Understanding encoded through mathematics 3. Mathematics the matrix of language 4. Language the carrier wave of thought 5. Thought the vehicle of Reason 6. Reason the guardian of truth and reality 7. Reality that which is, in every form and structure 8. Structure the template of evolution 9. Evolution the ascent toward infinity 10. Infinity the birth place of being Bowties 10 unique X-tiles 1. Being the interface to understanding ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I am; what is it, and what does it do; And what should I do with it, and with you? Ten Yen 10 unique pieces 2. Understanding encoded through mathematics ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Well, let us say that one and one is two. That seems to fit, and so it must be true. Throw A Fit 10 uniquely colored dice 3. Mathematics the matrix of language ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Theres moretheres deca-,hecto-, mega-, giga, And peta-zetta-yotta, even bigga... Super Roundominoes 10 shapes, 10x10 4. Language the carrier wave of thought ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ So words are handy to give things a name That others recognize to mean the same. Rhombic Pentominoes 20 shapes, 10x10 5. Thought the vehicle of Reason ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The wetware chortles in its galloping growth And makes some rules to sort out what it knoweth. Quintapaths 20 unique sticks, 10x10 6. Reason the guardian of truth and reality ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Debunk the junk, each fallacy and fad, Though magicians show, illusions arent all bad. Fractured Fives 10 sides, 10 images 7. Reality that which is, in every form and structure ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ If it exists, its energy or matter And other stuff, like cosmic background chatter. Rhom-Antics Decagon of Penrose Rhombs 8. Structure the template of evolution ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Lifes blueprint builds em, weird or elegant Genes make both dust mites and the elephant. Deka-Mosaik 10-fold symmetry 9. Evolution the ascent toward infinity ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ New combinations play with what makes sense, Like fractals bounded by the longest fence. Pentarose 10-fold circular symmetry 10. Infinity the birth place of being ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 160 billion light years through, The Universe kept on till it made you. Minds of the future: What do you foresee? 1. What 3 or 4 points most stood out for you in this talk, and what do you think there was about them that caused these to catch your attention? What thoughts or observations came to you while hearing them? 2. Can you identify 3 ways that some of what we explored here might be useful to you in understanding and evaluating future experiences and information? What is it about these 3 that you think might be useful in this? 3. What are some of the ways that we, in today's world, could conceivably help along the higher evolution of consciousness in our fellow humans? Please list as many as come to mind. A brief recap of universal scale: 10 couplets to encapsulate the tale 1. I am, what is it, and what does it do, And what should I do with it, and with you? 2. Well, let us say that one and one is two. That seems to fit, and so it must be true. 3. Theres moretheres deca-,hecto-, mega-, giga, And peta-zetta-yotta, even bigga So words are handy to give things a name That others recognize to mean the same. 5. The wetware chortles in its galloping growth And makes some rules to sort out what it knoweth. page 2 6. Debunk the junk, each fallacy and fad, Though magicians show, illusions arent all bad. 7. If it exists, its energy or matter And other stuff, like cosmic background chatter. 8. Lifes blueprint builds em, weird or elegant, Genes make both dust mites and the elephant. 9. New combinations play with what makes sense, Like fractals bounded by the longest fence billion light years through, The Universe kept on till it made you. The End (or Beginning)