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I'm An Inventor. I Became Interested In Long-term Trends Because An Invention Has To Make Sense In The World In Which It Is Finished, Not The World In Which It Is Started.

The Key Issue As To Whether Or Not A Non-biological Entity Deserves Rights Really Comes Down To Whether Or Not It's Conscious.... Does It Have Feelings?

It Is Doubling Now Every Two Years. Doubling Every Two Years Means Multiplying By 1,000 In 20 Years. At That Rate We'll Meet 100 Percent Of Our Energy Needs In 20 Years.

The Story Of Evolution Unfolds With Increasing Levels Of Abstraction.

Evolution Is A Process Of Creating Patterns Of Increasing Order....i Believe That It's The Evolution Of Patterns That Constitutes The Ultimate Story Of Our World. Evolution Works Through Indirection: Each Stage Or Epoch Uses The Information-processing Methods Of The Previous Epoch To Create The Next.