The eternal ignorance of modern times

The eternal ignorance of modern times.

The past which covers all time before our own was until the last few centuries viewed so differently that people rightly had no concept of evolution and the longevity of time. Accordingly the origin of humankind was judged to be as described by the elders and their scribes; the ultimate object designed by an eternal creator. To people today it might seem that we are not held back by such barriers to thought but nonetheless there are attitudinal, traditional and new-think attitudes that shape our views. Science, enlightened as it has the capacity to be, is not immune from this same restriction for its members are human.

Accordingly, the greatest ignorance of our time is still based around our perception of our place in the universe. This bias isn't an overt thing but a hidden set of values that make us smug about those gifts nature has bestowed on us. So we can be seduced into believing our cleverness can never be surpassed and it is us who now wil determine the beings that rule the universe. The reality is it is inevitable that the future will sideline mankind. Evolution doesn't stop with humans and our species has no guaranteed place as chief ruler of anything that matters.

It isn't that man has to disappear quickly if at all but we can be assured that within a million years from now evolution will still exist but mankind most probably will not. However evolution will not waste our existence since its future patterns will embrace the things that set us apart. It does so not by choice for choice is not involved, it is the perpetual presence of the pattern imprinted in the chromosome spiral that dictates the shape of life. And it is its innate ability to replicate, reform and surmount barriers that guarantees life will evolve. Maybe it will take place here on, earth, maybe in the lineage of humankind but neither of these options is essential to the progress of evolution in the universe.

To even partially replicate the power inherent in the chromosomal spiral is difficult as it has a degree of complexity requiring mathematics that unifies modern group and field theories. Despite it being more complex than the engineering implicit in a Rubik Cube nature has accomplished this at least once before. It is unlikely that chance can lead to such a spectacular singularity and it is therefore probable that its like will be found to be repeated throughout the expanse and duration of the universe.