Conundrum's video: Are We Mere Reproducing Machines RE: @BlitheringGenius

A response to videos by @BlitheringGenius, where he argues that reproduction is the only source of value and that those who do not reproduce are losers. I show major cracks in the foundation of his argument, which make it crumble to dust. Full text on my blog: https://figmentsofspeculation.wordpress.com/2024/05/05/are-we-mere-reproducing-machines-re-blitheringgenius/ BlitheringGenius' response to this critique is here: https://thewaywardaxolotl.blogspot.com/2024/05/responding-to-conundrum-again.html Connect with me to stay in touch: Twitter: https://twitter.com/WackyConundrum And check out my blog "Figments of Speculation": https://figmentsofspeculation.wordpress.com Timestamps: 00:00 Start 00:06 Introduction 01:16 Summary of BG’s argument 04:13 Critique 04:28 The ground for the discussion 05:44 Is BG a loser (by his own standards)? 06:24 There is no success in nature 08:58 There is no purpose in evolution 10:14 Purpose of life through parenting is just a story 11:11 On value 12:00 Ideas on who we are 12:34 Physics and chemistry 13:17 We are general purpose thinking machines 14:06 Autopoietic systems 15:01 We’re not just one thing 15:34 We can rebel 16:30 The “so what?” objection 17:46 How can we say that the world is terrible? 19:01 Conclusion References Videos I’m responding to BlitheringGenius. Reproduction | Masturbation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha3_xmvOcBs BlitheringGenius. The Zen of Being an Entropy Tube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WAIPFykiAY Reading on important topics Evolution. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution Autopoiesis. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopoiesis Self-organization. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-organization My other videos related to the subject The Horror of the Meaning of Life. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyfcxztVk-A The Monstrous Design. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89wLHt9AGCI