Our Triumphant Human Context

Successive life cycles are ours to organize, who's in?

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In a wide ranging discussion the philosopher Matt Segall and regenerative scientist Dr. Michael Levin agree that Evolution ‘s direction can be seen as its increasing awareness of our genome. Similar to the notion of selfish genes—life extension and successive life cycles of individuals can be viewed as another of Evolution’s ‘arrows’—observing us as we expand or renew our franchise in this virgin Universe. In contrast to the selfish genes trope—which totals up their diaspora over many species and generations—Matt and Mike are here describing the same criteria for ‘success’ being fulfilled by individual humans living longer, or self-replicating to experience additional life cycles with the same genome, and not merely as the sum of some dissociated parts.

This inclusive model of Evolution also echoes Dr. Levin’s work on purpose and goals within somatic cells, as their bioelectrical trails beget prediction and awareness as the drivers of consciousness. In their sensitive discussion the word continuum arose often to summarize the moveable feast of activity that occurs within every living organism. What got my attention is this idea that Evolution is an observer rewarding persistence by an individual, not just for random gene counts rising and falling across populations.

As I described in my Genity White Paper I envision successive life cycles as the prospective future of all humans extant now, and possibly some from the past. This is a more-than-plausible diorama that is the true context of the lives we find ourselves in.

A 500 Year Social Contract

With Genity I describe an option wherein anyone can place a whole blood sample in an advanced biobank, then use it to seed two or three successive life cycles within the next 500 years, utilizing a maturing ectogenesis (artificial womb) technology that already exists. Blockchain surety and smart contracts form and fund this emerging reality. Within a few decades ectogenesis can be as sophisticated as we decide, and cryobanks can maintain our DNA identity and seed for a centuries if required.

This BB-H-EG platform centers on Humanism for the social integrity required to defeat militarism and poverty, the twin curses humans struggle with. With that proviso, we collectively enable my cited options of enjoying two or three successive lifetimes, each time ‘stepping down’ from an exhausted life cycle, whether from old age, pain or disease, into the epiphany of another childhood on this miracle planet.

In this (Ethereum) blockchain model a society Oracle (Chainlink) decides on the requested moment to implement the smart contract(s) we have arranged for our regeneration and youth funding—and as funders we are assured of a DNA match.

In the White Paper I propose that, as a species we internally decide to dedicate the next 500 years toward harmonizing with our planet, sister species—and ourselves.

So the BB-H-EG model describes an internal social contract to stabilize our ecosystems and governance, globally. This is a defined route toward successive life cycles—personally.

How are we to view that commitment, given the impact not just on humanity and the planet, but alongside the completion of this life cycle?

Features of this Larger Context

1. The dissolution of death between life cycles sidesteps the extinguishing of our unique franchise in life, this species, this planet and Universe. The ability to forgo the horrors of old age—from painful, progressive disability toward a rebirth in a de facto heaven—this is the ancient goal of homo sapiens and before.

2. The 500 year interval provides a suitable time frame within which to develop artificial intelligence (AGI) in a controlled and productive manner.

3. Environmental cleanup and optimization will be framed by these givens and enablement. Cooperation is again the litmus test of our species governance, in which advances such as liquid democracy integrate everyone’s opinion.

4. Evolutionary profit-taking will be our personal celebration of humanity’s accession as an apex predators—despite all other predators, ice ages, volcanoes, asteroids, dinosaurs, disease… and our own evil wars. We are the champions, and we must seize Evolution’s singular purpose: More Life.