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Simple Brains; Proto-Short-Term Memory; Simple Sentience.
From no sentience or presentience to solidly “Simple Sentience,” early fish during this time represent our ancestral beings that started to suffer and feel the dichotomy of pleasure and pain.
Haikouichthys (circa 520 Million Years Ago): Dwelling in the ancient seas of the Cambrian period, Haikouichthys is among the earliest forms of vertebrate life, showcasing fundamental advancements in the complexity of the nervous system. Unlike its precursors in the Ediacaran period, which exhibited only the most rudimentary forms of interaction with their environment, Haikouichthys possessed a more developed nervous system, allowing for more nuanced responses to stimuli. This development marks a significant evolutionary leap towards the ability to experience basic forms of what we might consider suffering and pleasure. Its existence underscores a pivotal transition in the evolution of life, bridging the gap between the simplicity of early multicellular organisms and the complexity required for the nuanced experiences of sentience.
- Phylum: Chordata > Class: Agnatha (jawless fish)
That Critical Thinking Story,
was first published on TST 2 years ago.
2.
Elongated hind limbs, better running, reduced forelimbs
Before dinosauromorphs like Asilisaurus, the evolutionary lineage would include earlier archosaurs. One such early archosaur is Marasuchus lilloensis, which lived around 240 million years ago. Marasuchus exhibits several primitive features that are on the evolutionary path towards dinosaurs.
- Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Reptilia > Order: Dinosauriformes
- 30 to 40 cm (12 to 16 inches)
- Found in Argentina, South America
- primarily bipedal
- carnivore
That Critical Thinking Story,
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3.
3100: 1,100 Years From Now (+/- 200 years)
Speculative. Informed by accelerated technological trends and empirical data.
44 Generations From Now
The transformation or emergence of beings that have transcended current human biological and cognitive limitations. This could be achieved through advanced genetic engineering, cybernetic enhancements, or the development of entirely new forms of consciousness within AI systems. A group of our descendants are likely to attain God-like abilities over matter and energy at a level of technological and scientific mastery that allows for manipulation of the physical world in ways currently considered impossible. This could include control over fundamental forces, creation of life, terraforming planets, manipulating quantum states, and potentially even affecting the structure of space-time. The start of this process has already occurred, for example with CRSPR technology, and post human evolution could start much sooner, or perhaps much later.
Analysis: Based on the exponential pace of technological advancements, particularly in fields like genetics and artificial intelligence. We will achieve significant milestones sooner due to breakthroughs in understanding and applying biological and computational principles.
That Critical Thinking Story,
was first published on TST 2 years ago.
