05-28-2024, 08:52 PM
Defining the NHI is going to rattle our cages for a very long time. Currently I'm fine with "we know it when we see it" so to speak. Obviously pending amending as new information comes to light.
The ships already sailed as far as the NHI contacting us.
Altho I don't see being worthy as a criteria. Since at the very least as stated in the Bible numerous times God is of the spiritual realm (non-physical). Just using that as one example.
Other examples that are common are places like SWR since it's accepted whatever is interacting with people changes it's tactics routinely to stay ahead of the humans. I do actually hate I had to use it as a example, only did cause so many people are familiar with it.
AI once self aware would definately qualify as well.
The caveat being it's man-made, where other forms of NHI don't seem to be.
Altho mostly anticdotal people have experienced NHI one way or another for millennia.
A quote from a sci-fy story comes to mind. Forgot which one or by what author but the gist was
"The old gods go away when people forget about them". I would say "old gods = older versions of the NHI. It evolves & changes as we do and manifest's accordingly.
All this is obviously still very open ended but we have to pick a starting point.
The ships already sailed as far as the NHI contacting us.
Altho I don't see being worthy as a criteria. Since at the very least as stated in the Bible numerous times God is of the spiritual realm (non-physical). Just using that as one example.
Other examples that are common are places like SWR since it's accepted whatever is interacting with people changes it's tactics routinely to stay ahead of the humans. I do actually hate I had to use it as a example, only did cause so many people are familiar with it.
AI once self aware would definately qualify as well.
The caveat being it's man-made, where other forms of NHI don't seem to be.
Altho mostly anticdotal people have experienced NHI one way or another for millennia.
A quote from a sci-fy story comes to mind. Forgot which one or by what author but the gist was
"The old gods go away when people forget about them". I would say "old gods = older versions of the NHI. It evolves & changes as we do and manifest's accordingly.
All this is obviously still very open ended but we have to pick a starting point.
