“It was now dark and Kurt felt some relief being just another set of headlights on the highway. Ursula said, “If you had actually read my book, you would know that I presented a hypothesis for the direction of evolution. Most scientists don’t actually believe we’re evolving into anything specific, but a Jesuit priest named Pierre Teilhard had a theory that evolution has a goal. He called it the Omega Point.” “Jesuit priest? Interesting. I didn’t think priests believed in evolution.” “Politics. I...nitially, I was inclined to debunk his theory, but . . . ” “But what?” “I’ll be honest. I don’t really believe there’s a God, but the Law of Complexity has validity with regards to how our noosphere operates.” “You’re throwing around a lot of terms. Noosphere. What the hell is noosphere? You hungry? Mind if I pull over to get a burger or something?” “Sure.” Kurt looked for an exit. “I’ll find a drive-through.” “Sounds good. Anyway, noosphere. First, the geosphere represents all matter, including the Earth.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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