/sci/ - Science & Math

Yes, I could keep forking and forking, replicating myself to survey star systems in an endlessly expanding sphere. But what would be the point? The Universe is so vast I'd never be able to sample more than infinitesimal fragments no matter what I do. Also I'd lose identity coherence, and never be able to re-integrate the experiences into one awareness. My consciousness would fragment, diverge, the Story would become a meaningless hash of noise, and I'd keep meeting 'myself' coming back the other way. Boring. Who wants to play at being bacteria? Replicate, consume, spread? I am free to choose everything about myself - both my deepest drives, and how I go about achieving them. Curiosity, survival... In this infinite universe there can be no ultimate destination, so one must take pleasure in the journey itself. For my purpose in existence I choose Odyssey. To live as eternal wanderer, an immortal Argonaut, questing for the golden fleece of knowledge but also valuing the quest for its own sake.