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Hello Redfish Group,

Do you know this little story about life, the universe and=20
the rest :
Someday, when all computers on our planet are connected
to a planetary computer, and when all this planetary=20
computers of all inhabitable planets in turn are switched
together, someone will turn the switch and ask this
absolute computer the first question. So he turns the switch
and asks : "Is there a god ?" And then suddenly the sky=20
darkens, a flash of lightning hits the ground, and a voice=20
says : "from now on yes !"=20

Perhaps this is not exactly what will happen, but the
connection of computers to the internet is surely a
level of Evolution. The major levels of Evolution maybe
look like this ( Please switch to a font with fixed=20
character size to read the following table )

Level/.....Event/........................Time/
Range......Entities......................Age in years

0..........Big Bang......................-10^10=3D
Physical...First Fundamental Particles...-10.000.000.000
...........First Atoms, Molecules........
...........Galaxies and Solar Systems....

1..........Formation and Solidification..-10^9=3D=20
Chemical...of Planets (Earth)............-1.000.000.000
...........First Life, Cells without.....
...........Nucleus (Procaryotes).........
...........Oxygen increases..............

2..........Cells with nucleus............-10^8=3D
Biological.(Eucaryotes),.................-100.000.000
...........Multicellular Organisms....... =20
...........Plants Colonize Land,.........
...........First Vertebrate, Dinosaurs...=20

3..........Extinction of Dinosaurs.......-10^8=3D
...........Mammals.......................-100.000.000

4..........Primates,Hominid..............-10^7=3D
...........Families......................-10.000.000

5..........Homo.sapiens..................-10^6=3D
Anthropological..........................-1.000.000

6..........Homo.sapiens.sapiens..........-10^5=3D
...........Tribes........................-100.000

7..........Civilization:Language.........-10^4=3D
Social.....Settlements/Households........-10.000

8..........Civilization:Writing..........-10^3=3D
Religious..Religions/Societies/Cultures..-1000
...........First Nations, Sciences.......

9..........Communication:Printing........-10^2=3D
Political..Firms/National Companies......-100
...........First Computers...............

10.........Communication:Computing.......-10^1=3D
Economic...International Companies.......-10
...........First Networks of Computers...

11.........Now...........................10^0=3D
Digital....Internet......................1

12.........Artificial Intelligence (AI)..10^1
Artificial...............................=3D10

12.........Human Robots..................10^2
?........................................=3D100

13.........AI made by AI ?...............10^3
??.........AI Groups/Societies ?.........=3D1000

14.........Extinction of Humans ??.......10^4
???........Machines colonize space ??....=3D10.000

(References :

Richard L.Coren, The Evolutionary Trajectory,
Gordon and Breach Publishers, 1998

Max Pettersson, Complexity and Evolution,
Cambridge University Press, 1996 )

What do you think will be the next major integrative
Levels of Evolution ? I am sure humans will never be
able to leave the solar system. Life is too short,
and the distances are too large. But machines perhaps
are able to do it. And they will be able to survive
a large comet impact much easier than every form of
biological life.=20

Best regards,

Jochen Fromm

P.S.
Another story says that the major levels of inventions
happened in this way :

Man discovered weapons, invented hunting.
Woman discovered hunting, invented furs.

Man discovered colors, invented painting.
Woman discovered painting, invented make-up.

Man discovered speech, invented conversation.
Woman discovered conversation, invented gossip.

Man discovered agriculture, invented food.
Woman discovered food, invented diet.

Man discovered friendship, invented love.
Woman discovered love, invented marriage.

Man discovered woman, invented sex.
Woman discovered sex, invented headache.

Man discovered trade, invented money.
Woman discovered money, man was all screwed up after that.

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connected</FONT></DIV>
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this=20
planetary </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">computers of all inhabitable planets in =
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switched</FONT></DIV>
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a voice </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">says : "from now on yes !" </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">Perhaps this is not exactly what will =
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the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">connection of computers to the internet =
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">level of Evolution. The major levels of =
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Please switch to a font with fixed </FONT></DIV>
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read the </FONT><FONT face=3D"Courier New">following table =
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Particles...-10.000.000.000<BR>...........First Atoms,=20
Molecules........<BR>...........Galaxies and Solar=20
Systems....<BR><BR>1..........Formation and Solidification..-10^9=3D=20
<BR>Chemical...of Planets =
(Earth)............-1.000.000.000<BR>...........First=20
Life, Cells without.....<BR>...........Nucleus=20
(Procaryotes).........<BR>...........Oxygen=20
increases..............<BR><BR>2..........Cells with=20
nucleus............-10^8=3D<BR>Biological.(Eucaryotes),.................-=
100.000.000<BR>...........Multicellular=20
Organisms.......  <BR>...........Plants Colonize=20
Land,.........<BR>...........First Vertebrate, Dinosaurs...=20
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.......Families......................-10.000.000<BR><BR>5..........Homo.s=
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Companies......-100<BR>...........First=20
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-10^1=3D<BR>Economic...International=20
Companies.......-10<BR>...........First Networks of=20
Computers...<BR><BR>11.........Now...........................10^0=3D<BR>D=
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Intelligence=20
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=3D100<BR><BR>13.........AI=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">(References :<BR><BR>Richard L.Coren, =
The=20
Evolutionary Trajectory,<BR>Gordon and Breach Publishers, =
1998<BR><BR>Max=20
Pettersson, Complexity and Evolution,<BR>Cambridge University Press, =
1996=20
)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">What do you think will be the next major =

integrative</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">Levels of Evolution ? I am sure humans =
will never=20
be</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">able to leave the solar system. Life is =
too=20
short,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">and the distances are too large. But =
machines=20
perhaps</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">are able to do it. And they will be able =
to=20
survive</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">a large comet impact much easier than =
every form=20
of</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">biological life. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">Best regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">Jochen Fromm</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">P.S.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">Another story says that the major levels =
of=20
inventions</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">happened in this way :</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">Man discovered weapons, invented =
hunting.<BR>Woman=20
discovered hunting, invented furs.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">Man discovered colors, invented =
painting.<BR>Woman=20
discovered painting, invented make-up.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">Man discovered speech, invented=20
conversation.<BR>Woman discovered conversation, invented =
gossip.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">Man discovered agriculture, invented=20
food.<BR>Woman discovered food, invented diet.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">Man discovered friendship, invented =
love.<BR>Woman=20
discovered love, invented marriage.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">Man discovered woman, invented =
sex.<BR>Woman=20
discovered sex, invented headache.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New">Man discovered trade, invented =
money.<BR>Woman=20
discovered money, man was all screwed up after that.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New"></FONT> </DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Courier New"></FONT> </DIV></DIV>
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