DOES HUMANITY HAVE A PURPOSE?
This question is important because our species is lost. Yes, we know we’re progressing, and at an accelerating rate, but we have no idea where we should go. Meanwhile, weapons of competing nations, for the first time in human history, can now annihilate every human on Earth.
Yes, absolutely, humanity has a purpose, a primary purpose, but you must think much, much bigger to see it.
What makes our species the crown of earthly biology is that only we can expand our abilities over the generations through knowledge growth. Let’s then consider that our purpose is to fulfill this potential in us. It’s to expand our fundamental abilities to the maximum to reach our mature state at Calousia (Kah-lou’-see-ah). Why? To enjoy the resulting biggest, richest, best-possible future these maximums provide. Note: “Calousia,” from classical Greek, means “beautiful existence."
There’s another reason that reaching Calousia is our species’ purpose. Maximizing fundamental abilities means expanding them to universal limits. This maximizing, in turn, tells us that it’s really universal conditions that determine both our abilities and what we are at Calousia. These universal constraints reveal our species intimate role in the most advanced-known part of the progressing universe.
So our species does, indeed, have a purpose: it’s to reach Calousia. It’s best for ourselves and best for the progressing universe, too. And if our species has a purpose, then don’t we individuals, also? Yes! So please do all you can to help.
Once we start striving for Calousia we’ll enter the most exciting, dynamic, and productive epoch in human history.
Yes, Earth’s nations still compete with ever-more destructive weapons. But wouldn’t it be far better if they cooperated instead to reach that best future for all at Calousia?
This question is important because our species is lost. Yes, we know we’re progressing, and at an accelerating rate, but we have no idea where we should go. Meanwhile, weapons of competing nations, for the first time in human history, can now annihilate every human on Earth.
Yes, absolutely, humanity has a purpose, a primary purpose, but you must think much, much bigger to see it.
What makes our species the crown of earthly biology is that only we can expand our abilities over the generations through knowledge growth. Let’s then consider that our purpose is to fulfill this potential in us. It’s to expand our fundamental abilities to the maximum to reach our mature state at Calousia (Kah-lou’-see-ah). Why? To enjoy the resulting biggest, richest, best-possible future these maximums provide. Note: “Calousia,” from classical Greek, means “beautiful existence."
There’s another reason that reaching Calousia is our species’ purpose. Maximizing fundamental abilities means expanding them to universal limits. This maximizing, in turn, tells us that it’s really universal conditions that determine both our abilities and what we are at Calousia. These universal constraints reveal our species intimate role in the most advanced-known part of the progressing universe.
So our species does, indeed, have a purpose: it’s to reach Calousia. It’s best for ourselves and best for the progressing universe, too. And if our species has a purpose, then don’t we individuals, also? Yes! So please do all you can to help.
Once we start striving for Calousia we’ll enter the most exciting, dynamic, and productive epoch in human history.
Yes, Earth’s nations still compete with ever-more destructive weapons. But wouldn’t it be far better if they cooperated instead to reach that best future for all at Calousia?
CALOUSIA DEFINED
Calousia is that part of the progressing universe in which the self-developing species (humans on Earth) reaches its dazzling maturity—it’s biggest, richest, best-possible future—by maximizing fundamental abilities, and using this knowledge both to transcend into higher universal beings (Calousians) and to transform their lives and their multi-stellar territory accordingly.
(i) The “fundamental abilities” are listed below in “How did Musser discover Calousia.” As for expanding these abilities “to the maximum” and “thinking bigger,” too, in transportation, for example, we must learn not just to travel far faster, but to travel as fast as possible.
(ii) The Calousian summit is a universal condition because if beings like us exist elsewhere in the universe, and they keep increasing their abilities—a practical advantage—they would eventually reach the same universal limits and self-adjustments that we face. So all Calousians would have much in common.
The Calousian Association is the only organization whose purpose is to help our self-developing species succeed in reaching its biggest, richest, best-possible mature state at Calousia.
Calousia is that part of the progressing universe in which the self-developing species (humans on Earth) reaches its dazzling maturity—it’s biggest, richest, best-possible future—by maximizing fundamental abilities, and using this knowledge both to transcend into higher universal beings (Calousians) and to transform their lives and their multi-stellar territory accordingly.
(i) The “fundamental abilities” are listed below in “How did Musser discover Calousia.” As for expanding these abilities “to the maximum” and “thinking bigger,” too, in transportation, for example, we must learn not just to travel far faster, but to travel as fast as possible.
(ii) The Calousian summit is a universal condition because if beings like us exist elsewhere in the universe, and they keep increasing their abilities—a practical advantage—they would eventually reach the same universal limits and self-adjustments that we face. So all Calousians would have much in common.
The Calousian Association is the only organization whose purpose is to help our self-developing species succeed in reaching its biggest, richest, best-possible mature state at Calousia.
WHY KNOWLEDGE OF CALOUSIA'S EXISTENCE IS SO IMPORTANT?
First, knowledge of Calousia lets us comprehend, for the first time, the whole progressive, long-term advance of our species—from novices to masters. Therefore, this self-developing process becomes much more understandable. Also, for the first time, we realize how superior the summit is, and where we presently stand in relation to that summit.
Second, because of Calousia's great superiority over our present state, we realize that reaching this summit is our species’ primary purpose. So, again for the first time, we have a clear long-term goal, one that we can plan for and work to achieve.
Third, reaching Calousia is our greatest adventure; it’s also the biggest, most complex, and difficult task we have ever undertaken. Therefore it will require a new level of organization appropriate to the task. Furthermore, it’s not something that automatically happens to us; it’s something we must work hard and persistently to achieve. Finally, we realize—what a disturbing thought!—that we’re in charge of our species reaching Calousia.
First, knowledge of Calousia lets us comprehend, for the first time, the whole progressive, long-term advance of our species—from novices to masters. Therefore, this self-developing process becomes much more understandable. Also, for the first time, we realize how superior the summit is, and where we presently stand in relation to that summit.
Second, because of Calousia's great superiority over our present state, we realize that reaching this summit is our species’ primary purpose. So, again for the first time, we have a clear long-term goal, one that we can plan for and work to achieve.
Third, reaching Calousia is our greatest adventure; it’s also the biggest, most complex, and difficult task we have ever undertaken. Therefore it will require a new level of organization appropriate to the task. Furthermore, it’s not something that automatically happens to us; it’s something we must work hard and persistently to achieve. Finally, we realize—what a disturbing thought!—that we’re in charge of our species reaching Calousia.
Fortunately, because we know why the Calousian summit exists, we better understand how to reach it: First, we can more easily identify the most important knowledge to acquire. Second, we are far better positioned to make the essential plans, decisions, and adjustments—economic, social, environmental, cultural, etc.—that this great enterprise requires.
Fourth, our 100 billion galaxy universe is so vast, that it’s difficult to envisage that we humans play a universal role. But we do. As noted, it's universal conditions that will determine both where growing sci-tech can increase our abilities and where it cannot. As Calousia makes clear, our universe has progressed through a sequence of seven different processes, each ending a summit that makes possible the next advance. We humans participate in its seventh stage. Therefore, as we advance ourselves toward the Calousian summit, we are also advancing the progressing universe here.
Finally, it’s surprising, but as my book also explains, when you become aware of Calousia you will also better understand what we humans are.
This is why knowledge of Calousia is so valuable. And, of course, identifying Calousia is the essential first step in getting there.
Fourth, our 100 billion galaxy universe is so vast, that it’s difficult to envisage that we humans play a universal role. But we do. As noted, it's universal conditions that will determine both where growing sci-tech can increase our abilities and where it cannot. As Calousia makes clear, our universe has progressed through a sequence of seven different processes, each ending a summit that makes possible the next advance. We humans participate in its seventh stage. Therefore, as we advance ourselves toward the Calousian summit, we are also advancing the progressing universe here.
Finally, it’s surprising, but as my book also explains, when you become aware of Calousia you will also better understand what we humans are.
This is why knowledge of Calousia is so valuable. And, of course, identifying Calousia is the essential first step in getting there.
HOW DID MUSSER DISCOVER CALOUSIA?
We humans have long engaged in one, great, progressive, accelerating cultural evolution. It’s progressive because we keep growing sci-tech, which keeps increasing our abilities, and as we express these abilities they keep changing how we live.
Musser wondered if this progressive evolution had a natural summit, so during his 55-year effort he deliberately searched for this possibility. He studied intensively in science, technology, and related areas, and for his own use wrote a history of the known universe from the Big Bang to the present time on Earth.
Finding this summit required a new, more complete method. This method must include growing sci-tech because this knowledge expands our abilities. It must also include universal conditions because these determine how far particular abilities can increase. So, for example, we can never travel faster than universal conditions allow. Musser reasoned that the summit of our progressive evolution must be that future when our most fundamental abilities had grown as far as universal conditions permit.
To test this approach, he sought limits among Eight Fundamental Abilities. Three of them cover our ability to synthesize items in three enormous realms: (1) elemental, (2) biological, and (3) astronomical. The remaining five are abilities of particular importance to us scitech-increasing beings. They are (4) communication, (5) transportation, (6) accessing energy, and (7), power devices (e.g., engines and motors). The last fundamental ability (8) concerns the influence of the future growth of scitech upon our human bodies and minds.
Musser found the vast majority of significant aspects of these fundamental abilities limited. Furthermore, the knowledge, tools, and techniques that permit reaching all these limits allowed mastery in many other areas as well.
Therefore, our species progressive evolution does, indeed, have a natural summit. It’s when our growing scitech reaches all the significant limited aspects of the Eight Fundamental Abilities.
This, greatly simplified, is how Musser discovered Calousia. See his book for details.
We humans have long engaged in one, great, progressive, accelerating cultural evolution. It’s progressive because we keep growing sci-tech, which keeps increasing our abilities, and as we express these abilities they keep changing how we live.
Musser wondered if this progressive evolution had a natural summit, so during his 55-year effort he deliberately searched for this possibility. He studied intensively in science, technology, and related areas, and for his own use wrote a history of the known universe from the Big Bang to the present time on Earth.
Finding this summit required a new, more complete method. This method must include growing sci-tech because this knowledge expands our abilities. It must also include universal conditions because these determine how far particular abilities can increase. So, for example, we can never travel faster than universal conditions allow. Musser reasoned that the summit of our progressive evolution must be that future when our most fundamental abilities had grown as far as universal conditions permit.
To test this approach, he sought limits among Eight Fundamental Abilities. Three of them cover our ability to synthesize items in three enormous realms: (1) elemental, (2) biological, and (3) astronomical. The remaining five are abilities of particular importance to us scitech-increasing beings. They are (4) communication, (5) transportation, (6) accessing energy, and (7), power devices (e.g., engines and motors). The last fundamental ability (8) concerns the influence of the future growth of scitech upon our human bodies and minds.
Musser found the vast majority of significant aspects of these fundamental abilities limited. Furthermore, the knowledge, tools, and techniques that permit reaching all these limits allowed mastery in many other areas as well.
Therefore, our species progressive evolution does, indeed, have a natural summit. It’s when our growing scitech reaches all the significant limited aspects of the Eight Fundamental Abilities.
This, greatly simplified, is how Musser discovered Calousia. See his book for details.
