Post-reflection #003
Smart Question #0058
Discoverer/ submitter: 'the alien'
Submission timestamp: 2020.10.21 -15:42GMT
Question: What does TAP see as the main pillars of any intelligence-based civilization?
TAP Response #0058
Initial response timestamp: 2020.10.21 -15:59GMT
Last update timestamp: 2020.10.21-15:59GMT
Response:
Imagine a single pillar beneath three (3) other pillars.
The base pillar is important information.
The other three are:
Economy
Governance
Education
Everything sits atop truthful info and understanding.
If these contain error -
then everything else contains error -
and will create:
imbalance
unsustainability
and outcomes that are less than what is best.
There's NO perfect -
when it comes to the complexity of a whole civilization.
Perfection existed before intelligence emerged.
It's ironic that intelligence is given the meaning it has,
for intelligence of a civilization is more about the non-intelligence it possesses.
Smart Question #0059
Discoverer/ submitter: 'the alien'
Submission timestamp: 2020.10.21 -16:10GMT
Question: How does TAP define & assess intelligence?
TAP Response #0059
Initial response timestamp: 2020.10.21 -16:10GMT
Last update timestamp: 2020.10.21-16:10GMT
Response:
TAP has discovered that intelligence is perhaps best assessed -
on a continuum that measures selfishness.
TAP sees every physical object and component of the universe -
at any instant in time -
sitting at some point along a linear spectrum.
For some objects -
across time -
the position can change.
Object intelligence is NOT necessarily static.
At one end of the line,
let's say left,
is 100% selfishness -
at the other end,
right,
is 100% unselfishness.
Many objects sit at or very near the far left hand end.
NO physical objects of the entire universe sit at the right hand end.
Smart Question #0060
Discoverer/ submitter: 'the alien'
Submission timestamp: 2020.10.21 -16:24GMT
Question: Where does the typical human being sit on the intelligence scale?
TAP Response #0060
Initial response timestamp: 2020.10.21 -16:24GMT
Last update timestamp: 2020.10.21-16:24GMT
Response:
The typical human being sits left of center -
more than half way the distance to the left end.
Humanity intelligence is evolving.
It's NOT evolving to the right hand end point though.
Instead only to the midpoint of the scale.
This being the balancing point,
for the universe only seeks balance.
We cannot be more unselfish than selfish.
The best we can do is to balance the two (2.)
Human life itself is this challenge -
to help self vs. to help others and sacrifice self-interest.
But others are NOT just family, friends, community and nation.
TAP teaches that others MUST be THEM of the distant future.
So intelligence assessment -
has to do with how we think and act -
toward helping to ensure a good future world.
Today's world focuses on self-interest.
This is why the typical human is so far left of center.
Smart Question #0061
Discoverer/ submitter: 'the alien'
Submission timestamp: 2020.10.21 -18:51GMT
Question: What's the connection between intelligence and civilization?
TAP Response #0061
Initial response timestamp: 2020.10.21 -18:51GMT
Last update timestamp: 2020.10.21-18:51GMT
Response:
TAP believes the universe exists to tell the story of truth.
Human civilization exists to provide the human POV.
TAP also believes that humans are NOT the only ones in the universe -
with advanced intelligence capable of co-creating the whole truth story.
Every different perspective is required to get to the truth.
Civilizations continuously evolve forward and backward -
depending on many factors -
natural and intelligent-being manufactured.
The universe and worlds are always changing in time.
The passing along of information,
be it in the natural world record,
like DNA or cosmic waves,
or in historical record,
like oral or written story,
are how the truth story gets told.
It's the latter of the two (2),
where intelligence is necessary.
So civilization is necessary to discover the former and to record the latter.
To contribute to the overall story being co-created in the universe.
It's NOT necessary for humanity to survive in the universe -
to continue the work of the universe.
The story work will continue -
if humanity kills off itself.
But it should be our objective to ensure that humanity does add its perspective to the overall story.
Smart Question #0062
Discoverer/ submitter: 'the alien'
Submission timestamp: 2020.10.21 -19:18GMT
Question: Why's selfishness important to understand and focus on?
TAP Response #0062
Initial response timestamp: 2020.10.21 -19:18GMT
Last update timestamp: 2020.10.21-21:27GMT
Response:
If we are too selfish then we will NOT survive.
Humanity cannot just assume that tomorrow will come for it.
Instead ifuture survival must be planned for and worked for.
Many will argue that humanity has been through tougher times before -
and has always come back stronger than before.
TAP will attempt to relay a different truth -
that NEVER before has humanity been faced with:
1) a human population size and rate of increase -
like it has today
2) physical resource reserves -
as diminished as they are today
3) wastefulness & destruction of the biosphere -
as Capitalism encourages
4) disinformation proliferation & misunderstanding acceleration -
as exists today.
These factors in the extremes of today -
have never existed before.
And it's all too apparent that no one knows what to do next -
to bring about improvement.
Selfishness,
with respect to THEM -
is critically important to focus on now -
in considering next step improvement steps.
Smart Question #0063
Discoverer/ submitter: 'the alien'
Submission timestamp: 2020.10.21 -21:30GMT
Question: Is the present model fixable?
TAP Response #0063
Initial response timestamp: 2020.10.21 -21:30GMT
Last update timestamp: 2020.10.21-21:30GMT
Response:
TAP will argue that it is NOT fixable.
Instead a whole new model needs to be imagined and engineered.
And TAP presents the seed of what a balanced & indefinitely sustainable model might look like.
It's very different than what exists today.
Today's model was doomed from the start -
because it is based in short-term greed & selfishness of a few.
It's existed for thousands of years -
mainly because of disinformation & misunderstanding.
but also because the biosphere could always support -
the greed
the wastefulness
the easy to get at resources
& the population size.
But now we are witnessing the death of the old model.
Smart Question #0064
Discoverer/ submitter: 'the alien'
Submission timestamp: 2020.10.22 -11:46GMT
Question: What's the TAP civilization model look like?
TAP Response #0064
Initial response timestamp: 2020.10.22 -11:46GMT
Last update timestamp: 2020.10.22 -11:46GMT
Response:
With more honest important info acting as a base -
the TAP model is best understandable -
by focusing on its economic system.
Today's economic system is designed to grow indefinitely.
TAP's economic system is designed to stay mostly consistent -
across all human generations & time.
Consistency and equality across generations is key -
to balance and long-term sustainability.
ALL of today's governance systems utilize the hierarchical leadership model.
TAP's improved good governance system -
is based on TAP's group voice solution.
Today's education system supports the design of the other two pillar systems -
and emphasizes the GREAT importance of 'the job.'
TAP's base education system is totally free for life -
and emphasizes imagination & creativity -
because 'jobs' no longer hold up the TAP economic system.
In the TAP world, automation does most of the repetitive work of society.
Smart Question #0065
Discoverer/ submitter: 'the alien'
Submission timestamp: 2020.10.22 -12:04GMT
Question: Does the TAP model utilize money?
TAP Response #0065
Initial response timestamp: 2020.10.22 -12:04GMT
Last update timestamp: 2020.10.22 -12:04GMT
Response:
Yes, money is a very useful tool.
But TAPmoney is very different than today's world money.
TAPmoney is:
'gold standard' based,
but with a different standard
100% digital & virtual
100% trackable
periodically 100% renewed
TAPmoney maintains consistency across all time.
It also minimizes corruption & crime.
Smart Question #0066
Discoverer/ submitter: 'the alien'
Submission timestamp: 2020.10.22 -12:04GMT
Question: What does renewing money mean exactly?
TAP Response #0066
Initial response timestamp: 2020.10.22 -12:04GMT
Last update timestamp: 2020.10.22 -12:04GMT
Response:
Imagine the TAP economic system including cycles.
Every cycle has an alpha (start) point and an omega (end) point.
At omega -
all existing money is deleted in the world -
TAP calls this 'zeroing.'
At alpha -
the new cycle currency is replenished -
TAP calls this 'renewing.'
This solution does several GREAT things for civilization:
1) Reduces monetary crime & corruption
2) Maintains generational consistency
3) Simplifies record keeping
4) Encourages balanced budgeting
5) Encourages investment in necessities of life
Smart Question #0067
Discoverer/ submitter: 'the alien'
Submission timestamp: 2020.10.22 -12:27GMT
Question: How do people save money then?
TAP Response #0067
Initial response timestamp: 2020.10.22 -12:27GMT
Last update timestamp: 2020.10.23 -11:35GMT
Response:
They don't save money from cycle to cycle.
Instead saving money is replaced with purchasing future credit -
toward the future purchase of:
product(s)
service(s)
experience(s)
Not only is savings eliminated in the TAP world,
but also eliminated are:
taxes
loans
insurances
speculative investments
welfare
social security
medicaid
medicare
food stamps
corporations
not-for-profits
attorneys
politicians
The TAP model assumes the future -
will bring more negative events than positive events.
The model forces everyone -
to plan for the worse,
and hope for the best.
This approach helps maintain long-term sustainability -
and consistency & equality across all generations.
Smart Question #0068
Discoverer/ submitter: 'the alien'
Submission timestamp: 2020.10.22 -12:37GMT
Question: Please, more details on future credit?
TAP Response #0068
Initial response timestamp: 2020.10.22 -12:37GMT
Last update timestamp: 2020.10.22 -12:37GMT
Response:
TAP's future credit concept deals with the reality -
that bad events are always lurking around a possible next corner in life.
The typical person will:
make mistakes
have accidents
get sick
die.
The TAP economy deals with this -
NOT by creating worry & fear,
but instead by eliminating both.
Live for today vs. for tomorrow.
But some things needed or wanted,
from the economic POV,
cannot be afforded now.
So people purchase credit with limited available funds,
in the present -
to one day get the thing -
in the future.
And if bad should happen -
then the bad does not negatively impact others or THEM.
Smart Question #0069
Discoverer/ submitter: 'the alien'
Submission timestamp: 2020.10.22 -12:49GMT
Question: What happens to future credit when a person dies?
TAP Response #0069
Initial response timestamp: 2020.10.22 -12:49GMT
Last update timestamp: 2020.10.22 -12:49GMT
Response:
It depends on the type of future credit.
There are two types:
1) individual
2) group
In the TAP world every individual and every group -
has an economic account.
With every current and next cycle,
all accounts MUST be balanced.
Seems impossible,
but with digital technology -
totally possible.
Algorithms and processes ensure every entity always maintains economic balance.
When a person dies:
1) all individual future credit gets deleted
2) any contribution to group future credit remains.