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Ove38
Ok, the universe we see, is a tiny part of the brain of the observer of the univers. But this guy must be very big than, and what about the world he lives in, who big is that world ? or does he somehow live in this universe, and observ him self, as we do ?
Or....perhaps we're in the brain of a giant galactic Rodent.
Dr. Alex Harris (Fritz Weaver) is the developer of Proteus IV, an artificial intelligence program incorporating an organic "quasi-neural matrix" and displaying the power of thought. Harris explains how Proteus, after only a few days of theoretical study, has managed to develop a protein-based antigen with the potential to treat leukemia.
In computer science and related fields, artificial neural networks are computational models inspired by animals' central nervous systems (in particular the brain) that are capable of machine learning and pattern recognition. They are usually presented as systems of interconnected "neurons" that can compute values from inputs by feeding information through the network. For example, in a neural network for handwriting recognition, a set of input neurons may be activated by the pixels of an input image representing a letter or digit. The activations of these neurons are then passed on, weighted and transformed by some function determined by the network's designer, to other neurons, etc., until finally an output neuron is activated that determines which character was read.
Biological Computers -- built from DNA and Neurons -- are so tiny that billions of them fit in a test tube and can perform more than a billion operations per second. Scientists are devising a new generation of fast and flexible biological computers that can work out for themselves how to solve a problem, rather than having to be told exactly what to do. Ordinary computers need absolutely correct information every time to come to the right answer. Biological computers seek to arrive at the correct answer based on partial information, by filling in some of the gaps themselves. Some of the biological computers being built can "think for themselves" because the biological components -- DNA and neurons -- are able to form their own connections from one to another. Normal silicon computers only make the connections they are told to by the programmer. This flexibility means the biological computers can work out their own way of solving the problem. With the neurons and DNA, we only have to direct them towards the answer and they can get it themselves!
SLAYER69
Awesome
More examples of As above, So below.
We may be simply some sort of part in a much greater and grander synapse
Very cool find
Mr Headshot
Whelp, it seems that we are nothing more than characters in the dream of a much greater being. Good game folks.
Mr Headshot
Whelp, it seems that we are nothing more than characters in the dream of a much greater being. Good game folks.
Silverado292
reply to post by sligtlyskeptical
I'm glad this got posted up again, good to see. I was going to post up an image of what the Internet Backbone looks like but apparently uploading images has changed over the last 2 years so I won't be posting it up.
He's a link to a site with an image. en.wikipedia.org...
Each line is drawn between two nodes, representing two IP addresses. This is a small look at the backbone of the Internet.
Series from Channel 4 featuring Sir Martin Rees. There is a fundamental chasm in our understanding of ourselves, the universe, and everything. To solve this, Sir Martin takes us on a mind-boggling journey through multiple universes to post-biological life. On the way we learn of the disturbing possibility that we could be the product of someone elses experiment.
bigfatfurrytexan
reply to post by SLAYER69
That saying, "Sure booze kills brain cells....but only the weak ones!"....
I wonder if Earth is a weak brain cell?
Mr Headshot
Whelp, it seems that we are nothing more than characters in the dream of a much greater being. Good game folks.
Dr UAE
Woooow the universe is a brain and we are a peace of mind
TheAnarchist
Mr Headshot
Whelp, it seems that we are nothing more than characters in the dream of a much greater being. Good game folks.
Haha that appears to be true. But that doesn't mean life's meaningless or devoid of joy, it just means we should all learn to take it a little less seriously! We are all One.... blob of an interstellar gas god.
sligtlyskeptical
Thought this was very cool new info and haven't seen it posted. The universe is similar to a spider web or neuron network of gas, energized in some way. This could aid in interstellar travel. I'll add a pic in a minute.
For the first time, astronomers were able to see a string of hot gas known as a filament that is thought to be part of the mysterious underlying structure that dictates the layout of all the stars and galaxies in our universe.
www.businessinsider.com...
edit on 19-1-2014 by sligtlyskeptical because: (no reason given)