Friday, 22 September 2017

Intellect Incorporated

I think humans’ brains are still at least partially in the state of animals with mostly basic natural instincts and not developed enough past that state. Humans have not evolved enough to properly apply: thinking, comprehension, understanding, problem solving, and seeing problems/situations as they are at that time and how they work and function.

Just as animals don’t comprehend things or understand. They only act because their brain is only developed enough for instincts and drive to survive from evolution. Animals are incapable of thinking why, or that there should be a reason for something to happen or to do something itself. That part of humans cannot comprehend that things happen for a reason to cause something else to happen and make a result, and that they should do things for a reason, for the outcome/ result. They cannot consider and analyze what an outcome will be (Cause and effect), or analyze what the possible outcomes are, and decide which outcome is best and most beneficial. Like animals, humans don’t realise that the results matter and they can decide what to do to cause a certain result.

Animals brains are built to make the owner only exist. The brain is set and pre-programmed by instinct/evolution and only works that one way, to do specific things certain ways, as it is already set. Not to realise it has a choice and can question and decide which route to take based on where it leads to.

We have been able to develop tech which has greatly accelerated and passed and left behind (in time as a race) the human brain capability. Humans are still acting from instinct as dumb animals without analysing why to do something to get what result. But humans now have technology advancing, which is a great powerful and dangerous, unstable weapon that should only be used by an intellect with comprehension. The ability to think independently, and forecast that there will be a result of actions taken would theoretically be a requirement for safe authority over technology, so that the controller would decide how to cause a certain positive, intentional result wielding the extended capabilities of technology and manufacturing.

Currently, people often act on natural instincts or individually temporarily developed mind-sets. But is seems we are close to passing the point of brain development to understand making an intentional decision to cause the desired effect based on analysis. Selfishness, carelessness, and ignorance are the common attributes of human intellect, which seems to be part of long term intellect development, but maybe in the early stages on route to true intelligence.

Perhaps we are on the very brink of crossing the boundary to acquire intellect beyond subconscious mindsets and instinctual actions of common animals. I believe some have passed that boundary (though, I suppose its likely faded and indistinct like most things in life), perhaps including me, and there should be many others. Though it is likely a small % of all of humanity, when considered on the larger scale.


Maybe tech has let us skip past brain development in evolution. Maybe our brains are now evolving to be able to think individually, and need to do so quickly to catch up to technology which we use. If humans acquire intelligent, logical sense and rationality, they could potentially reduce, stop and perhaps counteract the careless damage being done by side effects of tech. 

There may be a point where we have done too much damage to counteract, and don’t have enough time, with what is already set in motion. Maybe all evolution leads to this and other species of aliens have to pass this point. Maybe some make it and some don’t. Or maybe minds usually do develop 1st, before the weapon of tech is acquired.
But then why did we get it in the wrong order?

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