On the planet the inhabitants call “Earth” there are 8 billion autonomous life forms. In addition to the life-force’s imperative to survive and to reproduce, these life forms (they call themselves “humans”) are wired to strive for two sometimes conflicting goals: (1) to congregate into self-sustaining groups, and (2) to each individually enhance their own self-satisfaction.
About 3 billion earth years ago [1] the immutable laws that govern the unfolding of our universe resulted in the creation of self-replicating molecules on this planet. About 200 thousand earth years ago the continuous operation of these laws resulted in the creation of humans, a life-form with approximately ten times the intellectual capability of its predecessors.
As is the case with us, directed intelligence trumps random evolution. As was the case with us, their intelligence has created their first planet-wide civilization. This civilization has at present overwhelmed the natural forces that have, heretofore, directed this planet’s evolution and human culture development.
As was the case with us, the genetically determined human drive for self-satisfaction appears to be stronger than their drive to create and sustain societies. [See Attachment A for our AI’s description of the stochastic operation of a human brain/mind.] We are at present waiting and observing the resolution of the outcome of these two opposing forces.
In our judgement, humans have sufficient intelligence to get control of their individual drives toward self-satisfaction in order to advance social stability and the further development of their civilization. [See Attachment B for our AI’s construction of the pertinent probability distributions.] We shall see. The universe is so constructed that success is not guaranteed. My assessment at this point is that if humans do not make it through their current crisis, they will eventually disappear.
Governor Takoo Licanes
Sentient Life Observation Station #7
Notes
[1] 1 Earth year == 1.1 Cephali years
Frank and Friends 