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Meta-Nature 
Nature
This may actually
mimic a pattern that has occurred several times before in the history
of biological evolution. The spike in CO2 causing global warming can
be seen as the second atmospheric crisis, and peak oil as the third
energy crisis, in the history of life on earth. Silicon photovoltaic's
are like an octave of photosynthesis and thus a key indicator of the
potential for a new life-support technology plateau, a climax technology
that humanity may evolve, just as nature did several times before us.
Our very recognition of this possibility may be one of a number of converging
indicators that we are at the point of inflection on the S-curve leading
to Meta-Nature. Global Trajectory An edited version extracted from the full TPN presentation below. We are undergoing a point of inversion in matter and culture. From this point on, our technological evolution may increasingly be guided by the recognition of the potential for a climax technology, a state of Meta-Nature. A state as harmonious as nature in the coherence of its design, which, like nature, is only the realization of a potential already inherent in the puzzle that is matter; a state that unlike nature may only bring itself into being through the intervention of humans. And yet like nature, one which exists fully in potential prior to any manifestation in matter; an inherent property implicit in the coherence of basic space. A state which unfolds inevitably out of the most fundamental harmony and symmetry possible in matter. A state which, like nature, is not static but always evolving, but which also, like nature, has a coherence and beauty expressed through perfected energetic efficiency.
A presentation originally prepared for the Tipping Point Network and delivered by WebEx on January 14, 2008. The full version includes a section on the potential for transforming global civil society using distributed digital identity based social networks. You can view an online version of the slides here: These slides are designed to allow a self-contained presentation from just the images, or you can also play the audio with the slides and the narration will tell you when to advance most slides. But also listen for the mouse click. I remembered to start saying the slide number most of the time after #7, but the faintly audible mouse click is still the best cue throughout. You can also play the audio without the slides and it will make sense, but you will miss the depth provided by the images. Facing the Future, circulated in advance of the above presentation. A Tipping Point, circulated within TPN in advance of the October meeting, Long-term View 2 , circulated within TPN in advance of the July 2007 meeting,
The Shift
Scenario A
More Polished Overview A More
Detailed Treatment
Meta-Nature Evolution,
Entropy and Work From Nature to Meta-Nature:
The Point of Inflection in Time |
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