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The_jackalope

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7. I've thought about Teilhard too, especially his "Omega Point" idea

Reply to ymetca (Reply #5)

Fri Jun 9, 2017, 03:32 PM

Jun 2017

As you say, it's a great dream. The net is the closest we've gotten to a noosphere, but it looks like no matter how close we get we'll still be naked apes. That's simultaneously our glory and our downfall.

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