So while it may feel that we’re being asked to give up something sacred, we never really had it anyway. No great breeder could intentionally steer evolution from single-celled organisms to multi-billion neuron brains, no matter the time allowed. No Stone Age genius could build a computer, and no modern-day master could build a time machine. Clinging to grandiose objectives like those offers no real escape from the unimaginable complexity of the search space, that great unknown.
