Life..... everywhere?

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04 Dec 2012 23:12 - 04 Dec 2012 23:13 #82541 by Br. John
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Call them the Firstborn. Though they were not remotely human, they were flesh and blood, and when they looked out across the depths of space, they felt awe, and wonder - and loneliness. As soon as they possessed the power, they began to seek for fellowship among the stars.

In their explorations, they encountered life in many forms, and watched the workings of evolution on a thousand worlds. They saw how often the first faint sparks of intelligence flickered and died in the cosmic night.

And because, in all the Galaxy, they had found nothing more precious than Mind, they encouraged its dawning everywhere.

And now, out among the stars, evolution was driving towards new goals. The Firstborn had long since come to the limits of flesh and blood; as soon as their machines were better than their bodies, it was time to move. First their brains, and then their thoughts alone, they transferred into shining new homes of metal and gemstone. In these, they roamed the Galaxy. They no longer built spaceships
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They were spaceships.

But the age of the Machine-entities swiftly passed. In their ceaseless experimenting, they had learned to store knowledge in the structure of space itself, and to preserve their thoughts for eternity in frozen lattices of light.

Into pure energy, therefore, they presently transformed themselves; and on a thousand worlds, the empty shells they had discarded twitched for a while in a mindless dance of death, then crumbled into dust.

Now they were Lords of the Galaxy, and could rove at will among the stars, or sink like a subtle mist through the very interstices of space.

From 3001: The Final Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
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04 Dec 2012 23:15 #82543 by Alexandre Orion
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This course looks absolutely brilliant !

Could someone please talk me into doing this too ?

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04 Dec 2012 23:23 #82544 by Br. John
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Alexandre Orion wrote: This course looks absolutely brilliant !

Could someone please talk me into doing this too ?

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You can register now. There's no background requirements.

https://www.coursera.org/course/astrobio
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04 Dec 2012 23:39 #82546 by Alexandre Orion
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Thank you, Br. John,

I'm in !

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05 Dec 2012 02:07 #82565 by Adder
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Me too!!!! Hope I don't miss it when the time comes. Thanks :)
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05 Dec 2012 02:41 #82568 by Br. John
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When you register they send you a confirmation and they'll remind you when it's about time to start. I'll be posting a reminder too.
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Signed up, Thank you Br. John!

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05 Dec 2012 12:08 #82604 by Alexandre Orion
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This isn't really as far-reaching as looking for Life in other astral systems (yet), but it feels as though it is related.

I hope we all live long enough to witness this being realised :

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05 Dec 2012 13:05 #82607 by Wescli Wardest
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The course looks to be very interesting. I wonder how in depth it will be given that there is no required background or resourses.

I signed up as and look forwarwd to the class. :)
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05 Dec 2012 13:27 - 05 Dec 2012 13:32 #82609 by
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'Life' it was there when humans were not there and will be when humans wont be it is here actually between you and the screen as bacteria still you don't see them. And however intelligent we may have after all we are just a small branch of this huge tree humans are much less than they think:laugh: :laugh: .:cheer:
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