This is a question that philosophers and bright thinkers have pondered for most likely all of our existence. The big question: Why are we here? You can go one route with science and with the concept of evolution, or multiple other routes with so many stories of the first humans and how we came to be.
For me, these can be shown through history and analyzing human artifacts. These include arts, poetry, etc., anything that showcases or reflects the creations or ideologies of humans. With this class being about the “Age of the Bots”, the more I think about it, it makes it like the matrix, where I’m going to be unplugged any day now, but it’s truly interesting to think about the biggest question. Why. Why was I born to this specific family, time period, gender etc. Why? This is a very big question I’ve had my whole life, but one I want to tackle and understand more of. Right now we are learning about the ages and concepts of Enlightenment and of Romanticism and it’s interesting as to how they are polar opposites; however, they work so well together
It shows that opposites attract and nothing is ever too good if it’s by itself, but rather with another complement, which can benefit or strengthen them. I like this a lot within The Coming Wave and within Frankenstein, as it shows how with certain events which are inevitable or foreshadowed, such as the first cellphone and the introduction of the internet to IOT, and AI, and Walton meeting Victor to showcase what will happen in the future.
Rather than the biggest question of why we are here and what our purpose is, it could be redirected to what does our future looks like and instead of being swept up and thrown metaphorically like during a tornado or wave, we could ride it and prosper from the benefits of what is to come or what we don’t know rather then repeat history and have to learn the newcomings.
