This is one of those scenarios where thoughts in my head make sense, but articulating them into words is a challenge. So bear with me.
An existential crisis is defined as "a moment at which an individual questions the very foundations of their life: whether this life has any meaning, purpose, or value."
Assuming humans exist at a higher level of consciousness than less evolved species, it would seem that existential crisis is a problem unique to the level of consciousness that (some) humans are at, but which is not an issue at lower levels. If this is true, then are we sort of at an intermediate state on the way to a higher level of consciousness where this would no longer be an issue, or will it continue to be more of an issue the more we evolve/ascend?
Stated another way:
It is believed that life first evolved on the planet 3.85 billion years ago. Just as we exist at a higher level of consciousness than the first life had, so too will our descendants 3.85 billion years from now have a much higher level of consciousness than us. Will those descendants of ours have made any significant progress in the pursuit of meaning? Does this plague ever cease?
An existential crisis is defined as "a moment at which an individual questions the very foundations of their life: whether this life has any meaning, purpose, or value."
Assuming humans exist at a higher level of consciousness than less evolved species, it would seem that existential crisis is a problem unique to the level of consciousness that (some) humans are at, but which is not an issue at lower levels. If this is true, then are we sort of at an intermediate state on the way to a higher level of consciousness where this would no longer be an issue, or will it continue to be more of an issue the more we evolve/ascend?
Stated another way:
It is believed that life first evolved on the planet 3.85 billion years ago. Just as we exist at a higher level of consciousness than the first life had, so too will our descendants 3.85 billion years from now have a much higher level of consciousness than us. Will those descendants of ours have made any significant progress in the pursuit of meaning? Does this plague ever cease?