Is there a limit to what humans can create through technology and science?

[TurtleWA]

I have just recently started thinking about this question. I still haven't arrived on an answer. What are your thought?

[FredWolfLeonardo]

Yes, there are plenty of limits.

Humans can't create or destroy matter, only change it into a different form.

Can't create immaterial entities like our minds. No Artificial intelligence has free will and is purely physical.

Basically we cannot defy the laws of physics and/or use technology and science to do something illogical like create a square circle.

And most of all, no amount of technology and science can't give us a meaningful and fufilling life. People vainly look for purpose in science when there is none.

Hope you find the answer

[TurtleWA]

In the present we can always find limitations. But with enough time could anything be possibly? I think 3D printing advances with food is a stepping stone to actual food replicators. And I've seen news stories about Science working on transporters.

[FredWolfLeonardo]

Originally Posted by TurtleWA

In the present we can always find limitations. But with enough time could anything be possibly? I think 3D printing advances with food is a stepping stone to actual food replicators. And I've seen news stories about Science working on transporters.

Under current science, I am absolutely sure that not Everything will be possible like creating matter and minds etc.

The moment people can do that, science will have to adjust radically as it is not absolute truth by definition and always changing.

The one key thing to Remember is that no matter how accurate it is, science is always a model of a natural phenomena, not the phenomena itself.

So does the method, model and body of knowledge we collectively and currently know as "science" ever be able to do something that is outside of its realm? Absolutely not but we might call to choose a potential new method "science", if we find that it can do things that current science cannot.

[Powder]

Is there a limit to what humans can create through technology and science?

Peace on earth.

[FredWolfLeonardo]

Originally Posted by Powder

Peace on earth.

Good one

[TurtleWA]

Originally Posted by FredWolfLeonardo

Under current science, I am absolutely sure that not Everything will be possible like creating matter and minds etc.

Not certain what you mean but when I google creating matter articles show up stating science can turn light into matter.

[FredWolfLeonardo]

Originally Posted by TurtleWA

Not certain what you mean but when I google creating matter articles show up stating science can turn light into matter.

The Law of Conservation in science states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only converted.

Light is energy, it can theoretically be converted to matter, but it you need to have pre existing light to do so, and can't create Matter out of nothing.