I missed this somehow, but yes, that's actually one of the philosophies I'd given some thought to. ;) It always reminded me of aspects of ancient mysticism from the Eastern Religions course I took in college, and makes a good bridge to Dualism. In fact one of the things I loved about the game Prey 2017 was subtle allusions to that idea in the lore. The Typhons are themselves are manifestations of a universal consciousness that harvests other conscious beings. (you wouldn't know it from a casual playthrough, have to read all the readables)
I even toyed with the idea that stars, planets, and galaxies are alive in that sense, which meshes with the old polytheists assigning personalities/gods to the heavenly bodies. I wouldn't really call it consciousness though, without sensory organs and self-awareness. But perhaps a latent mind that thinks on epoch time scales.
Fun to think about, but still not relevant to my opinion that the robits must be treated like mere tools, or slaves. Maybe if we constructed them from genetic or other biological materials, or like if we found out that the "universal mental force" is tied to some kind of Logos that can be unlocked by organic neural networks arranged in specific patterns, and we duplicated that - then I'd have to reconsider. In that case it's better that we don't create them at all. A Butlerian Jihad would be warranted, for the sake of the new life forms and our souls.
But mathematical algorithms? No I'm not worried about those being "alive" any more than an Aibo. Your last question is for sure concerning and I wouldn't be able to answer it definitively outside of morals and beliefs.
I missed this somehow, but yes, that's actually one of the philosophies I'd given some thought to. ;) It always reminded me of aspects of ancient mysticism from the Eastern Religions course I took in college, and makes a good bridge to Dualism. In fact one of the things I loved about the game Prey 2017 was subtle allusions to that idea in the lore. The Typhons are themselves are manifestations of a universal consciousness that harvests other conscious beings. (you wouldn't know it from a casual playthrough, have to read all the readables)
I even toyed with the idea that stars, planets, and galaxies are alive in that sense, which meshes with the old polytheists assigning personalities/gods to the heavenly bodies. I wouldn't really call it consciousness though, without sensory organs and self-awareness. But perhaps a latent mind that thinks on epoch time scales.
Fun to think about, but still not relevant to my opinion that the robits must be treated like mere tools, or slaves. Maybe if we constructed them from genetic or other biological materials, or like if we found out that the "universal mental force" is tied to some kind of Logos that can be unlocked by organic neural networks arranged in specific patterns, and we duplicated that - then I'd have to reconsider. In that case it's better that we don't create them at all. A Butlerian Jihad would be warranted, for the sake of the new life forms and our souls.
But mathematical algorithms? No I'm not worried about those being "alive" any more than an Aibo. Your last question is for sure concerning and I wouldn't be able to answer it definitively outside of morals and beliefs.