TIME IS SPEEDING UP - Terence McKenna | After Skool
Summary
In this episode, the speaker argues that time accelerates as the universe complexifies, moving from slow genetic evolution to rapid epigenetic and technological change. He posits that human-machine symbiosis is driving this acceleration toward an "Omega Point," a transcendental culmination of history. The speaker connects this theory to the Mayan calendar, suggesting the current era marks the end of developmental processes on Earth.
Topics discussed
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The nature of time and event density
Early universe and the acceleration of complexity
Connectivity, shrinking globe, and pre-human change
Genetic vs. epigenetic change in evolution
Human-machine symbiosis and accelerated novelty
The Omega Point and transcendental object
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Mathematical models and the Mayan calendar
Prediction of 2012 and the end of history
Human transformation and the pull of the transcendental
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