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On 12/23/24 1:09 AM, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2024-12-23, 186282@ud0s4.net <186283@ud0s4.net> wrote:
> 
>>     As I said to Mr. Natural, I think we've kinda reached The Point -
>>     where human IQ just really can't COPE with the complexities of
>>     the Real Universe. The initial 'quantum-statistical' take on
>>     the negative time thing kinda smells - and there's likely only
>>     a handful of people in the world that can even wrap their
>>     brains around THAT. Next phase, very soon, NOBODY can wrap
>>     their brains around it.
>>
>>     Yes, we can maybe make the "AI"s proceed - but we WON'T
>>     really understand what they come up with or why. At that
>>     point it all becomes 'magic' again. Chant the spells
>>     and wave the wand ......
>>
>>     May as well simply say Ahura Mazda just breathed it all
>>     into existence and set all the paths/rules ....
> 
>      Everybody is wondering what and where
>      They all came from
>      Everybody is worrying about where they're going to go
>      When the whole thing's done
>      But no one knows for certain and so it's all the same to me
>      I think I'll just let the mystery be
>        -- Iris DeMent

   Don't really worry about 'where I came from' - that's
   fairly simple. Don't think anybody is 'going' anywhere.

   BUT, somewhere in the middle, I'd REALLY like a LOT
   more "understanding" of how The Machine works.

   BUT, barely 250 years into decent sci/tech, we're
   already at the practical limits of what human
   intelligence can calc/cope. VERY distressing.

   The picture even 100 years from now - wow ... it'd
   make a good sci-fi terror flik. MAYbe the 'Blade
   Runner' films kinda paint the picture ... the
   'real' and 'unreal' and 'tech-magic' all blur.
   Nobody has a CLUE about the whats/whys anymore.

   And we're back to 999-AD again ....