We as a biological species have in our birth right distinct biological limitations. These are natural limits brought forth through our natural environment via the process of evolution. These limitations are not good or bad in and of themselves, they are simply facts, a characteristic built into each of us which has enabled the perseverance of our species, I’d argue these characteristics are good through that context at least.

What is also built into us, are certain characteristics which are hallmarks of our species, such as compassion, and empathy. I am no fool, I am not saying these characteristics are found in every human being, I’m talking about all of humanity, as a collective, not any individual, I realize there are exceptions to these rules… but the point remains, there characteristics are indeed present within our species.

So if we are a product of evolution, which most science suggests is the reality, than it stands to reason that these characteristics are indeed survival characteristics… necessary for the continuation and progression of our species. These characteristics are not simply edge case surplus traits, but a profound foundation attributes that actually are necessary for human beings to have progressed to where we are today, our lives, our survival has depended on it.

So now onto my point… we are at the point in history where we are creating new forms of life, both in biological forms and mechanical forms. One thing that is not happening in this process is we are not imbuing these creations with these same foundation mechanics that brought us humans to this point in history… we are essentially ignoring the mere essence that makes us profoundly successful as a species in the blind ambition of creating new forms of life through technology.

How very sad, that with such restrictive biological limitations, nature has placed a premium on empathy, compassion, etc., but now in our own unfortunate limits within our imaginations, we fail to understand the importance of creating our great institutions, and our emerging technological creations in our own image, and we permit such creations to come into existence without these important qualities.