ABSTRACT
Paraphrasing Descartes: A Life form entity “thinks” therefore it exists. Our research method is to take evolution to be change or adjustment in order for the entity to “survive.” Such evolutionary “adjustments” are expected to occur after the Life form entity has evolved into a thinking “cyborg” or “humanoid” Life form. That is a life forms whose intellectual and physical capabilities are extended beyond normal by a combination electronic, organic and mechanical means. Ultimately an Accelerated Evolutionary adjustment is expected to be to be accomplished by a physical modification of “cyborg” or “humanoid” Life form entities by themselves or by other such entities. Here we define a humanoid as a cyborg self-controlled by an electronic artificial brain that has “freewill”. The major law for all life forms resident in our Universe be they amoebas, fungus, bugs, or bunnies, human or non-human humanoids is survival of the fittest. We speculate that humans are not the only life form that has been, is, or will be present in our Universe—but due to the necessity of survival, no matter how they started out, inevitably their most probable destiny is to wind up as spheres of living-thinking, mental material orbiting a star or galaxy. The most fit life forms require the most effective protection or shield against “predators” ranging from viruses, bacteria, parasites, dangerous life forms, etc. essentially protection or shield against ANY adversarial or dangerous life form or environmental danger such as radiation. The effectiveness of such a shield is directly proportional to their resistivity to predators and other dangers and inversely proportional to their area; the smaller the predator’s “target” the better. In the future such Life form entities may be “built not born” or adjusted by other entities. It is proposed that manipulative appendages such as human limbs e.g., arms, legs, hands, etc. will disappear and possibly evolve into “mind-controlled” or “thinking-controlled”, artificial-intelligence implemented external mechanisms and devices. How would life forms evolve to maximize volume, required to house their increased mental capabilities consisting of cognitive/microelectronic material of the highest possible density, and minimize surface area for protection? Since the sphere is the geometric figure exhibiting the largest volume to area ratio, their shape would be spherical. Life forms could, therefore, evolve into spherical “artificial” planets orbiting stars or galaxies—powered by “starlight”. We will not, however, consider directly the incorporation of multiple Life forms in the same sphere. Science fiction is utilized only to illustrate concepts.