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> any such galactic intelligence would probably recognize that its predecessor were meat Perhaps it's predecessor was just advanced enough to build self-modify
by n4r9 7mo ago
> any such galactic intelligence would probably recognize that its predecessor were meat
Perhaps it's predecessor was just advanced enough to build self-modifying replicators and fire them out into space. Eventually it hits a planet or asteroid and gradually becomes sentient and intelligent. No trace of how it originated.
- FarmerPotato 6mo agoOh! good one. Here's a new twist: 1st generation stars seed the galaxies with carbon. 2nd generation stars are a sea of amino-acid comet soup. One bag-of-mostly-water lifeform evolves sentience. Its legacy is silicon intelligence, broadcast through the galaxy. It disappears. 3rd generation stars illuminate meat-based life, but it holds no novelty for the silicon travelers between the stars.