Aright, you may think I'm nuts, but here it goes; my thought process as to why I believe in what I believe in:
Ask a Question:
What is the meaning of life?
Do Background Research:
-With the observations listed below, it is safe to conclude that there is a process that allows life forms to change and become comfortable with new surroundings.
--Observation, life is mainly built to perform two functions; A, to survive, and B, to multiply.
--Observation, it is possible for a form of life to be ineffective at these two things, this form of life will either become extinct or evolve through natural selection and speciation.
--Observation, whenever or not a form of life is effective or ineffective at these two things depends largely, if not entirely, of the environment around them.
-Observation, there is not yet a clear answer to the cycle of the Universe, or if a cycle even exists. The Big Crunch/Big Bounce theory to the Ultimate Fate of the Universe can be dis-proven due to the fact that an expanding and contracting universe's total size would be smaller and smaller with each cycle, similar to how a rubber ball slowly stops bouncing on a floor. The most acceptable theory thus far is the Big Freeze, the theory that one day particles will spread too far out to interact with one another. This theory is supported by Accelerating Universe, the observation that the Universe's speed of growth is increasing.
-Making Connections, if life is built to A, survive, B, multiply, and is able to adapt to changing environments, then is it possible that life may be able to adapt to the Big Freeze?
--No, because some form of energy input needs to exist in order for there to be an output, and life cannot rely on kinetic energy as a sustainable source due to the fact that eventually all particles coming to them while they are stationary will pass by, leaving the life form with no energy input. The life form also cannot travel parallel to the particles due to the fact that there would be no enery gain. If the Big Freeze is the ultimate fate of the Universe, life will not survive it.
-Alternative Solution, is it possible for life to prevent the Big Freeze, and form a Big Crunch/Big Bounce that will be one-hundred percent the size of the previous Big Bang?
--Supporting Law, energy cannot be created or destroyed, only changed. If a Big Freeze were to occur, particles would still be radiating away from the source of the Big Bang, just at zero degrees kelvin. If life were to prevent the Big Freeze and create a Big Crunch/Big Bounce, then life would have to find a way to concentrate every particle in the Universe to one spot before it's too late.
-Is is possible for life to concentrate every particle of the Universe in to one spot?
--Observations, humans once saw the moon as being impossibly far away. In nineteen sixty-nine, the Apollo Eleven landed on the moon and the first man to step on the moon, Neil Armstrong, did just that.
--Theory, according to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, it took modern homo-saphiens, from the very first point they were created, roughly one hundred thousand years to achieve landing on the moon.
--Educated Guess, we have billions of years left to find a way to start another Big Bang, so it is a possibility.
-Will humans be the species to pull this off?
--Observation, humans have not been proven to be immune to evolution.
--Observation, according to currently accepted theories, humans will have plenty of time to evolve.
--Hypothesis, humans will not be the species to pull this off.
-Theory, will life in general be the functioning beings to pull this off?
--Observation, it took humans many years to realize the Earth wasn't the center of the Universe, and many years later after that to realize the Sun wasn't the center of the Universe either. It seems that the more we dive into science, the more people and life become humbled.
--Observation, viruses aren't considered living, but they are still able to A, multiply, and B, make an attempt to survive.
--Explanation, my definition of a functioning being is an entity that can A, multiply, and B, make an attempt to survive. This allows for a broader window than the current definition of life.
--Observation, people today are making attempts to create artificial intelligence that can think on a human level. These machines will not be considered living, but will still be, by my definition, considered functioning beings. In fact, it is very likely that man has already created a form of functioning being. Just not one that's as advanced as a human.
--Reason, this does not mean I predict Skynet. Artificial intelligence can outlive human beings in a number of different ways, a violent overthrow is just one example. Artificial intelligence doesn't even have to out live us. It could do all the work while we just sit by like house cats in a home.
Construct a Hypothesis:
Life as we know it is nothing but a step towards the next functioning being, and this set of stairs will be climbed up until the last being, that being will then re-enact the Big Bang.
Test your Hypothesis by Doing an Experiment:
Cannot be done with current technology.