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. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Being the interface to understanding Understanding encoded through mathematics Mathematics the matrix of language Language the carrier wave of thought Thought the vehicle of Reason Reason the guardian of truth and reality Reality that which is, in every form and structure Structure the template of evolution Evolution the ascent toward infinity Infinity the birth place of being

1. Beingthe interface to understanding

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I am; what is it, and what does it do; And what should I do with it, and with you?

Bowties
10 unique X-tiles

2. Understandingencoded through mathematics

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Well, let us say that one and one is two. That seems to fit, and so it must be true.

Ten Yen
10 unique pieces

3. Mathematics the matrix of language

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Theres moretheres deca-,hecto-, mega-, giga, And peta-zetta-yotta, even bigga...

Throw A Fit
10 uniquely colored dice

4. Languagethe carrier wave of thought

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So words are handy to give things a name That others recognize to mean the same.

Super Roundominoes
10 shapes, 10x10

5. Thoughtthe vehicle of Reason

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The wetware chortles in its galloping growth And makes some rules to sort out what it knoweth.

Rhombic Pentominoes
20 shapes, 10x10

6. Reasonthe guardian of truth and reality

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Debunk the junk, each fallacy and fad, Though magicians show, illusions arent all bad.

Quintapaths
20 unique sticks, 10x10

7. Realitythat which is, in every form and structure

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If it exists, its energy or matter And other stuff, like cosmic background chatter.

Fractured Fives
10 sides, 10 images

8. Structurethe template of evolution

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Lifes blueprint builds em, weird or elegant Genes make both dust mites and the elephant.

Rhom-Antics
Decagon of Penrose Rhombs

9. Evolutionthe ascent toward infinity

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New combinations play with what makes sense, Like fractals bounded by the longest fence.

Deka-Mosaik
10-fold symmetry

10. Infinitythe birth place of being

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160 billion light years through, The Universe kept on till it made you.

Pentarose
10-fold circular symmetry

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... 4. 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.

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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. 10 160 billion light years through, The Universe kept on till it made you.

The End (or Beginning)