I think it's really nice for DD to express how a species can evolve into pure energy, but is that really a realistic view?
The weird thing is that I also believe in this, but I've just become skeptical. Is the end of evolution really pure energy?
If we suppose that pure energy is more complex than organic matter, then it would make sense, in a pre-Darwinism way... I personally believe that from conventional evolution comes intellegence (whether by random natural selection or what... We don't know if intellegence is a favored trait or what...), but I believe that there's also a kind of personal evolution. Through intellectual, spirtual, and emotional enlightenment, we unlock portions of our brain (of course this is extremely difficult for humans at this time, as there have been no recorded cases of spontaneous ascension...). Hyper-genius is already like Einstein level, and anything beyond that is probably psionic manefestation.
The problem is that it seems kind of weird for two wizards to suddenly unlock the mind/souls of an entire race of people. It can be theorized that because they helped the lone wizard (I don't remember how, haven't read the book in a while *guilty face*), their entire race also 'ascended' because they are all tied to her.
Um... discuss?
The weird thing is that I also believe in this, but I've just become skeptical. Is the end of evolution really pure energy?
If we suppose that pure energy is more complex than organic matter, then it would make sense, in a pre-Darwinism way... I personally believe that from conventional evolution comes intellegence (whether by random natural selection or what... We don't know if intellegence is a favored trait or what...), but I believe that there's also a kind of personal evolution. Through intellectual, spirtual, and emotional enlightenment, we unlock portions of our brain (of course this is extremely difficult for humans at this time, as there have been no recorded cases of spontaneous ascension...). Hyper-genius is already like Einstein level, and anything beyond that is probably psionic manefestation.
The problem is that it seems kind of weird for two wizards to suddenly unlock the mind/souls of an entire race of people. It can be theorized that because they helped the lone wizard (I don't remember how, haven't read the book in a while *guilty face*), their entire race also 'ascended' because they are all tied to her.
Um... discuss?
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