I currently believe that I am a limited (finite) physical and conceptual coalescence of an infinity of information. I believe that organized, and therefore limited, information is knowledge—and it can be physical or conceptual.
Restated:
I believe that I represent a finite amount of physical and conceptual information—knowledge—assembled from an infinite amount of all information in the universe.
This belief can take me to many places. Here’s one:
I am an individual branch of knowledge, invaluable to me, perhaps valuable to others.
Religions are branches of knowledge.
Arts are branches of knowledge.
Sciences are branches of knowledge.
Law, Medicine, and Politics are branches of knowledge.
Labor is a byproduct of knowledge: one “knows how” to do something.
Money is a byproduct of labor: one “gets paid” for doing something.
Infinite Information -> Knowledge -> Labor -> Money
Money is unique to humanity.
Money has evolved into a necessity for human survival, like water, food, or shelter. For now, money buys food, water and shelter. So having lots of money means you can have lots of food, water and shelter. In an ideal world, humanity has the advantage of reversing this chain:
Money -> Labor -> Knowledge ->Infinite Information
Greed is unique to humanity.
Human greed has helped create uneven unavailability of food, water and shelter that enable human survival. Human greed allows for money to pool and stagnate, as it is used for individual human benefit instead of general human benefit. Money is not redeployed to reverse the chain, resulting in:
Money -> Money -> Money -> Money -> . . . .
Dissipation, not extinction, is unique to humanity.
Girls (and everyone else) Just Wanna Have Fun?
Humanity is squandering their advantage of reversing the chain, to contribute knowledge that will contribute to infinite information. Fun and games, and the greedy pooling of money to benefit the few, are ending.
Game over.
At least for humanity. There’s a universe of infinite information out there that exists without humanity. As you might say, infinite information is indifferent to humanity’s greedy game played by a global oligarchy.
My beliefs take me to many places, and here’s another one: Oligarchy first, and then any nationality, religion or political structures, last. The ultimate threat to humanity’s survival is global oligarchy.