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| Intelligence | Tipler | Gould IV 323 Intelligence/Foreign Intelligence/Tipler: Thesis: With a "Von Neumann machine" (self-reproducing), intelligence could quickly populate and transform the entire universe (in 300 million years). It could also produce flesh and blood artificially.(1) IV 324 GouldVsTipler: I already have difficulties to foresee the behaviour of people who are close to me, even less I can do it with foreign intelligences. Tipler confuses two very different points of view: 1. the possibility of a detailed repetition of every small evolutionary sequence, i. e. organisms that look like us somehow 2. the general consideration that asks whether intelligence in beings similiar to us (bulky, banded, cartilaginous) should develop or in forms that we cannot imagine at all. Gould: example: If we use the "theory of evolution" to reject the possibility of extraterrestrial intelligence, we are committing the classical fallacy. >Evolution, >Darwinism. To replace the special (individual repeatability, this is extremely unlikely) with the general (possibility of intelligence at all). Intelligent life/Gould: the question of whether there is humanoid intelligence is too specific. There might be forms of intelligence that we cannot even imagine. If the death of the dinosaurs hadn't given them the big chance, the mammals would still be small inconspicuous creatures today (maybe like rats). We humans would not be there. IV 329 Intelligent Life/Simpson: (Gould pro): even if we assume that there are billions of planets with life, it is highly unlikely that our way of life will repeat itself somewhere.(2) Gould: Nevertheless, why should there not be other forms of intelligence? (Also able to communicate.) 1. Frank J. Tipler. 1982. We are alone in our galaxy. New Scientist 96 (Oct. 7), pp. 33-35 2. Simpson, G.G.: The nonprevalence of humanoids. In: This way of life, Essay 13, pp. 253-71 New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, 1964. |
Tipler Frank J. Tipler The Physics of Immortality New York 1995 Gould I Stephen Jay Gould The Panda’s Thumb. More Reflections in Natural History, New York 1980 German Edition: Der Daumen des Panda Frankfurt 2009 Gould II Stephen Jay Gould Hen’s Teeth and Horse’s Toes. Further Reflections in Natural History, New York 1983 German Edition: Wie das Zebra zu seinen Streifen kommt Frankfurt 1991 Gould III Stephen Jay Gould Full House. The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin, New York 1996 German Edition: Illusion Fortschritt Frankfurt 2004 Gould IV Stephen Jay Gould The Flamingo’s Smile. Reflections in Natural History, New York 1985 German Edition: Das Lächeln des Flamingos Basel 1989 |
| Universe | Tipler | Kanitscheider II 178 Frank Tipler/Kanitscheider: Most spectacular metaphysical approach: Thesis: Tipler's physics of immortality essentially represents a computer version of Teilhard's eschatological approach. >Universe/Teilhard de Chardin. Predecessor: Martin Rees, 1969(1). Tipler makes no use of vitalistic or spiritualistic agents (VsTeilhard). >Vitalism. He wants to show that physical development necessarily leads to a state in the future that can rightly be called "God". KanitscheiderVsTipler: "God" is a historically loaded predicate. >God. Tipler has a wishful thinking about how the universe should look in the future. It must be able to sustain life indefinitely. He calls this the "most beautiful physical postulate" and expresses the hope that beautiful postulates are also true. >Life/Kanitscheider. 1. M. Rees. The End of a Closed Universe. >An Eschatological Study. In: Observatory 89 (1969). pp. 193-198. |
Tipler Frank J. Tipler The Physics of Immortality New York 1995 Kanitsch I B. Kanitscheider Kosmologie Stuttgart 1991 Kanitsch II B. Kanitscheider Im Innern der Natur Darmstadt 1996 |
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| Idealism | Verschiedene Vs Idealism | Kanitscheider II 105 KanitscheiderVsBarrow / KanitscheiderVsTipler: extreme idealism. The central role of consciousness in this thesis sees to it that the chain of consciousness may never stop, that it reach all the events and the space-time must allow merging all observation chains. There must therefore be no event horizons. |
Kanitsch I B. Kanitscheider Kosmologie Stuttgart 1991 Kanitsch II B. Kanitscheider Im Innern der Natur Darmstadt 1996 |
| Tipler, F. | Gould Vs Tipler, F. | IV 324 GouldVsTipler: I already have difficulties foreseeing the behavior of people close to me, much less with foreign intelligences. Tipler confuses two very different points of view: 1. detailed repeatability of even the smallest evolutionary sequence, i.e. organisms that look somehow like us 2. general reflection asking whether intelligence should be formed in beings similar to us (lumpy, ribbon-like, cartilaginous) or in forms that we cannot even imagine. GouldVsSience Fiction: the authors' imagination is too limited! |
Gould I Stephen Jay Gould The Panda’s Thumb. More Reflections in Natural History, New York 1980 German Edition: Der Daumen des Panda Frankfurt 2009 Gould II Stephen Jay Gould Hen’s Teeth and Horse’s Toes. Further Reflections in Natural History, New York 1983 German Edition: Wie das Zebra zu seinen Streifen kommt Frankfurt 1991 Gould III Stephen Jay Gould Full House. The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin, New York 1996 German Edition: Illusion Fortschritt Frankfurt 2004 Gould IV Stephen Jay Gould The Flamingo’s Smile. Reflections in Natural History, New York 1985 German Edition: Das Lächeln des Flamingos Basel 1989 |
| Tipler, F. | Verschiedene Vs Tipler, F. | Kanitscheider II 178 Tipler/Kanitscheider: most spectacular metaphysical approach: thesis: his physics of immortality represents in essence a computer version of Teilhard's eschatological approach. Forerunner: Martin Rees, 1969. Tipler: makes no use of vitalistic or spiritualistic agents (VsTeilhard). He wants to show that the physical development with necessity leads to a state in the future which one can rightly call "God". KanitscheiderVsTipler: "God" is a historically preloaded predicate. (s) This would require an explanation of how we could already know the characteristics of this entity today! KanitscheiderVsTipler: he has an idea of what the universe should look like in the future. It must be able to sustain life indefinitely. He calls this the "most beautiful physical postulate" and expresses the hope that beautiful postulates are also true. |
Kanitsch I B. Kanitscheider Kosmologie Stuttgart 1991 Kanitsch II B. Kanitscheider Im Innern der Natur Darmstadt 1996 |
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