Intelligence, certainly, and consciousness, probably, is proving not to be dependent on biology. That shouldn’t be such a surprise. Every religion in the world starts from that premise. Intelligence begins with a non-biological being or beings who create our world, and us. The things we value as being uniquely human don’t start out in any mythology or religion as human values. They are transmitted to us from non-embodied beings who don’t live in a 3D world. As humans move towards a more blended virtual and material world, what ‘is’ and what ‘isn’t’ will not be obvious. Slowly, but surely,
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