06-02-2018, 12:00 AM
I don't think we've answered this yet. :/
The answers suggested so far read, (from my perspective), like the following....
1. Become as powerful as possible. - Let's go all out and say we become totally omnipotent and omniscient. Then what? We might re-order the universe to our own preferences as "Evil" set out to do in the movie "Time Bandits"...
The problem is, once we've completed all that business, what next? Why go through the ordeal of becoming omnipotent and changing the universe only to have nothing to do after but sit around and eat cheesecake when we can do that now?
2. Stop interfering with ourselves getting what we want/need. - This certainly seems like good advice, but er, what ought we to want or need?
3. Just don't lose. Look at the outcomes of things first. - As a chess player I know that not losing does not necessarily mean winning. There is stalemate, after all. Gazing into the future and choosing to do that which leads to what you prefer again seems like a good plan, (for those who can manage it), yet the question remains... what outcome should we want?
4. Being alive. - I would guess this refers more to intensity than longevity. It feels like it might be on point, but I'd like to see it explained in more detail.
The answers suggested so far read, (from my perspective), like the following....
1. Become as powerful as possible. - Let's go all out and say we become totally omnipotent and omniscient. Then what? We might re-order the universe to our own preferences as "Evil" set out to do in the movie "Time Bandits"...
The problem is, once we've completed all that business, what next? Why go through the ordeal of becoming omnipotent and changing the universe only to have nothing to do after but sit around and eat cheesecake when we can do that now?
2. Stop interfering with ourselves getting what we want/need. - This certainly seems like good advice, but er, what ought we to want or need?
3. Just don't lose. Look at the outcomes of things first. - As a chess player I know that not losing does not necessarily mean winning. There is stalemate, after all. Gazing into the future and choosing to do that which leads to what you prefer again seems like a good plan, (for those who can manage it), yet the question remains... what outcome should we want?
4. Being alive. - I would guess this refers more to intensity than longevity. It feels like it might be on point, but I'd like to see it explained in more detail.