In this 1995 article published by Wired Magazine, we are introduced to the visionary ideas of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, and how such ideas permeate both the natural and human sciences. Chardin saw the world to be connected in a vast, pulsating web, with each plant, animal, and rock connected to the much larger consciousness of a divine origin. Chardin’s work enables us to understand evolution in its deepest sense, as well as help us see the purpose and limits of materialism in the sciences.
Implications for AI
Materialism has a purpose to play in our understanding of life and our own existence. However, it cannot be used as the only source of truth. All of the earth is interconnected, and science is just one of the many ways that will reveal to us the depth of this human-environment connection.
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