Let me see if I can illustrate this better.
People like narratives. They like stories. Because liking and understand stories is incredibly useful. You can learn from other people, and more importantly, as Alan Jackson says, "Who's cheatin who? Who being true? And who don't even care even more?"
Which is why we have religion and Marvel.
This is very important from an evolutionary aspect, even though the thought process is diametrically opposed to evolution.
There is no progress in evolution. Things don't get better. Things don't get worse. The things that survived the past are here today. It doesn't mean those things will still be here in the future. The environment changes, from natural physical processes and other organisms. And these other organisms are making new information constantly, by trying to copy themselves, albeit imperfectly.
Societies and individuals can crash just like computer programs do with faulty code.
Honestly, I think life looks like this:
R = A / N - E
Where R = Reproduction, A = Available resources for reproduction, N = Necessary resources for reproduction, and E = Environmental influences opposed to reproduction (other organisms, lava, feminist indoctrination, etc).
For Reproduction to happen, R must be greater than 1.
Side note: No one will know how society works and where it is going. Same as a single neuron or single stomach cell doesn't know where you're going. You're the combination of the relationships of your cells. Certain groups know more about what's going on than other, like your brain versus your stomach cells. But nothing works in a vacuum. Your brain still needs feedback.
Well, the society super-organism is even bigger. So it has all the functions of your body, plus more. Consumption, modification, and disposal of resources. And while some people and groups can see more of these connections than others, none of us will truly know where we're going, or even if we're on the right path.
It's bigger than all of us. All we'll only know is that we got it right while we're still here. If we get it wrong, we won't be here. And none of us will know.
*Edited equation for clarity
People like narratives. They like stories. Because liking and understand stories is incredibly useful. You can learn from other people, and more importantly, as Alan Jackson says, "Who's cheatin who? Who being true? And who don't even care even more?"
Which is why we have religion and Marvel.
This is very important from an evolutionary aspect, even though the thought process is diametrically opposed to evolution.
There is no progress in evolution. Things don't get better. Things don't get worse. The things that survived the past are here today. It doesn't mean those things will still be here in the future. The environment changes, from natural physical processes and other organisms. And these other organisms are making new information constantly, by trying to copy themselves, albeit imperfectly.
Societies and individuals can crash just like computer programs do with faulty code.
Honestly, I think life looks like this:
R = A / N - E
Where R = Reproduction, A = Available resources for reproduction, N = Necessary resources for reproduction, and E = Environmental influences opposed to reproduction (other organisms, lava, feminist indoctrination, etc).
For Reproduction to happen, R must be greater than 1.
Side note: No one will know how society works and where it is going. Same as a single neuron or single stomach cell doesn't know where you're going. You're the combination of the relationships of your cells. Certain groups know more about what's going on than other, like your brain versus your stomach cells. But nothing works in a vacuum. Your brain still needs feedback.
Well, the society super-organism is even bigger. So it has all the functions of your body, plus more. Consumption, modification, and disposal of resources. And while some people and groups can see more of these connections than others, none of us will truly know where we're going, or even if we're on the right path.
It's bigger than all of us. All we'll only know is that we got it right while we're still here. If we get it wrong, we won't be here. And none of us will know.
*Edited equation for clarity