> the ratio of speed of damage to speed of cognition? yes, I too think this ratio is of vital importance (pun). I would not even call it "damage" (rather chang

> the ratio of speed of damage to speed of cognition? yes, I too think this ratio is of vital importance (pun). I would not even call it "damage" (rather change) as this is quite anthropocentric and teleological. But the acceleration induced when moving from cellular trial-and-error biological intelligence to human intelligence seems dramatic. Watching Oppenheimer reminded me of this "funny" moment when people calculated the odds of "igniting the atmosphere". While that is apparently not possible, igniting, e.g., the RNA is more plausible and I would not put it beyond what current societies are capable of.