Human’s really that advanced? And a thoughts on sentience.

This is a concept that I have pondered over a bit every now and then….

It deals with the idea of humanity as a really advanced species. I think this is a fallacy of us humans, (No surprise, us being largely egocentric creatures). But not in the way you might be thinking. What I am thinking about is that we are like the blank computer.

Take all of our accomplishments in the last 100 years. It would appear that our creations are in a way transitory, due more to mediums and teachings than the actually advancement of human mind. The idea or as I call it a knowledge construct, also known as a meme, was really the factor that propelled us to ascendancy on this planet.

Could it be that human’s are really one step away from backsliding down into savagery? Take away our technology and our knowledge and are we still so advanced as related to other creatures on this planet? Really it’s at a certain point is it just our transfer of recorded knowledge moving forward. How to explain this…. at a certain point inventions and technology and all we make is just ideas transferred from the starting source. Human knowledge is then sort of part virus and part operating system, in how it spreads and grows. It infects the blank brain and then builds constructs in the brain to store the knowledge we have attained in our relatively short time on Earth.

I wonder if we as humans are just the platform that can contain sentience. An uneducated human living in the wild without any teaching, is he the same as one who was raised in civilization? Will he form societies like our ancient cityfounders did or just instinctual tribal groups? All the knowledge and flukes we discovered lost for all time.

If not, we are no different than feral cats, except in our ability to store and generate knowledge constructs, and the capacity to hold that ability, and the luck that it happened. A scary thought. Does this mean then that in reality sentience might be a fluke of a nature? Which brings me to thinking about sentience.

Imagine that first proto-sentient human. He would be smart enough to figure shit out surely, but at most he is a sum of his instincts with some reasoning throw in. But that does not really make sentience or does it? What happens when on the off chance the human realizes that he is alive. How would that be to the first blank slate? Would it be like coming up out of the depths of the pool. At first it is blurry and murky and then everything is clear. “I think therefore I am.”

But then how does one elevate your clan mates to that level of active reasoning from the reactive brain state? Is it then not a matter of meme, but a natural occurrence that we become sentient?

Are there Animal Humans and Awakened Humans.... I don’t know were I stand as of yet though, ideas?

Neutral Good huh?

I Am A: Neutral Good Human Ranger (4th Level)


Ability Scores:

Strength-12

Dexterity-14

Constitution-16

Intelligence-15

Wisdom-14

Charisma-11


Alignment:
Neutral Good A neutral good character does the best that a good person can do. He is devoted to helping others. He works with kings and magistrates but does not feel beholden to them. Neutral good is the best alignment you can be because it means doing what is good without bias for or against order. However, neutral good can be a dangerous alignment because it advances mediocrity by limiting the actions of the truly capable.


Race:
Humans are the most adaptable of the common races. Short generations and a penchant for migration and conquest have made them physically diverse as well. Humans are often unorthodox in their dress, sporting unusual hairstyles, fanciful clothes, tattoos, and the like.


Class:
Rangers are skilled stalkers and hunters who make their home in the woods. Their martial skill is nearly the equal of the fighter, but they lack the latter's dedication to the craft of fighting. Instead, the ranger focuses his skills and training on a specific enemy a type of creature he bears a vengeful grudge against and hunts above all others. Rangers often accept the role of protector, aiding those who live in or travel through the woods. His skills allow him to move quietly and stick to the shadows, especially in natural settings, and he also has special knowledge of certain types of creatures. Finally, an experienced ranger has such a tie to nature that he can actually draw on natural power to cast divine spells, much as a druid does, and like a druid he is often accompanied by animal companions. A ranger's Wisdom score should be high, as this determines the maximum spell level that he can cast.


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