Human Programming

Program the flesh-covered robot, turn the key, and set it free. Observe the terrestrial automaton execute the code in a machine-like manner. 

Query any mass-produced ego and realize their historical analysis of humanity involves a progression from simian ape to primitive wage slave. And after a brief span of six-million years (give or take), it seems humanity has reached the pinnacle of this evolutionary process with violent behavior in tow. The preservation of brutality makes the climb even more notable, as one might have reasoned murder, rape, robbery, and assault (just a few notorious examples) were not only disgraces but inimical to humanity’s ascension. 

Leastwise, the amount of cheap time and precious money given over to entertainment substantiates the aforementioned perspective of having reached the summit. Whether in public or private, mortal deities immerse themselves in the friendly cloud; accessing data, often with just a spoken word. Voila!

To the naysayers, let it suffice that righteousness remains overrated. Credit the leadership of wealthy do-gooders for the rare set of written instructions animating the equally liable and tractable flock of followers.

The industrial revolutions of the mid-18th and 19th centuries generated pandemonium. Creatures travelling hither and dither by order, filling their faces with food/drink and amusing, abusing themselves. Quite content while savagery, avarice, and lewdness thrive. “Happy” is a 2013 massive (no pun intended) hit reeking of self-centeredness. Single happiness is a wholly absurd, unbalanced theme amid our environment. Yet another example of waste passing through the bowels of the music industry, squatting on the frigid bowl of society. And according to sales receipts, the begrimed public rejoiced and staged a feast.

Think of a report card. The responsible person focuses most on the difficulties to improve. Glorying in successes while neglecting failures (“Don’t Worry, Be Happy”) offers no hope for improvement. Alas, an innate tendency to distance ourselves from ourselves prevails. Hence the appeal of simulation, providing an alternative to an increasingly unnatural milieu. The spurious reasoning is that short of an ability to enhance ourselves, we can simply pretend, or feign righteousness.

Credit human intelligence with awe-inspiring inventions. Those that make us pause, however, fade in guesswork, not so easily ascribed or diagnosed. Often, we categorize our chronic failures as mere glitches, placing them on hold under the pretext that mankind may suddenly transcend sin and embody virtue. 

Willful people conclude their analysis of creation by specifying plain ignorance. Vague, blind, unintelligent forces produced such a variety of living organisms, arranged the entire cosmos, and instilled in humans the persistent, universal sense of right and wrong. Some admit to a supreme being inexplicably hiding within impenetrable darkness, ignorant of the reality on Earth. One like themselves.