ChaoticEvilBobRoss

ChaoticEvilBobRoss t1_j7jegsw wrote

I've experienced flow, or Wu Wei, many times in life. Often when doing sports, writing, coding, playing video games, or even conversing. It's a wonderful state of being where you're flying along on the wings of possibility. Maintaining this state, mostly through learning how to diminish or dissolve the self, will allow you to be successful and happy in whatever it is that you do. I strive for a life that is filled with opportunities for flow so that I am filling my time with meaningful practices.

With that being said, I am able to achieve flow the best during times where I've focused on meditation and mindfulness. Being present is a prime component of flow. Presence is required to tap into the source code or magic in a moment and carry it to the next. The self doesn't matter anymore and instead, it's just what is. If you're reading this and have even considered taking up meditation, I highly recommend it.

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ChaoticEvilBobRoss t1_j22eynb wrote

OR those who develop it will actually be A.I. which we may be on the verge of creating here in the next few decades or so. The potential for a being like that far outstrips our own. It really could speed up this entire timeline and hopefully save us from ourselves. But since I'm not an optimist, it'll likely be infected by our biases and dark traits and just destroy us.

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ChaoticEvilBobRoss t1_ivd05qs wrote

General answer: evolution does not happen in a singular organism, it happens in a species over generations as they adapt to an environment. Viruses, bacteria, and other microorganisms have extremely short "lifespans" and can reproduce much more efficiently. This allows them to adapt to these environmental changes within organisms at a rate which seems quick. It is still taking "generations" of these bacteria and such to make these evolutionary changes.

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