01be028a67 Via this increasing complexity, according to Nonzero, higher intelligence was thus destined to happen, perhaps even "inevitable" (see discussion of inevitability below). Indeed, in a world of separated, village-like units, atrocities within Joseph Stalin's Soviet Union or Adolf Hitler's Third Reich could not have occurred. Bibliographical information[edit]. Wright and creationists[edit]. Wright discusses this as well, arguing that war between nations often resulted in technological and cultural evolution. Part II: A brief history of Organic Life[edit]. Complexity and zero-sum solutions in human society[edit]. Even the newfangled phenomenon of ""narrowcasting"" was anticipated, he claims, when the costs of print publishing dropped in the 15th century and spawned a flurry of niche-oriented publications. (Feb.) DETAILS Reviewed on: 01/03/2000 Release date: 01/01/2000 Show other formats FORMATS Buy this book Amazon Barnes & Noble Google iBooks IndieBound Powell's The Best Books, Emailed Every Week Tip Sheet! MORE BOOKS YOU'D LIKE ADVERTISEMENT MORE FROM PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Best Summer Books 10 Best Horror Books You've Never Read PW Picks: Books of the Week Top 10 Murakami Novels .
He does not argue that an intelligent being is behind it all, but that the existence of a process that could be called divine is suggested, much the way the existence of electrons is suggested by the inner workings of a computer (despite no one ever seeing one). Wright argues that as complexity in human society increases, the ability to reap "non-zero-sum gains" increases. Occasionally, Wright's use of modish terminology can seem glib: feudal societies benefited from a ""fractal"" structure of nested polities, world culture has always been ""fault-tolerant"" and today's societies are like a ""giant multicultural brain."" Despite the game-theory jargon, however, this book sends an important message that, as human beings make moral progress, history, in its broadest outlines, is getting better all the time. NY Times. Wright also debates whether or not entities aside from humans possess consciousness. Other subgoals include increases in size, speed, motor coordination, weaponry, energy efficiency, perceptual acuity, parental care, and so on. "The Evolution of God", June 2009 ISBN 978-0-316-73491-2 (Hardcover, 1st edition).
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