Meta-Idea #1: There are no stupid ideas. Really.

You know that thing they say in class, to encourage interaction and all, "Ask anything you want. There is no such thing as a stupid question". Well, it turns out this is not universally enforced. What if you ask: If everything came from God, where did God come from? Oh dude. Stupid question. You're not supposed to go there. Should we research stopping Death? Oh dude, another stupid one. Death always has been and always will be. We're not supposed to stop it.

Thing is, there used to be another set of stupid questions: Will humans be able to fly? Oh, don't be foolish. Will we be able to fertilize outside the womb? Oh the horror! I am sure, when someone discovered a way to make fire, there was someone else there growling that harnessing fire is messing with the elements of nature. After all, it had never been done before. We tend to look back and see everything that has happened as a natural thing that was supposed to happen. But not further. OK, we can fly, but lets not try to extend our intelligence. Lets not try to change our genes. Lets not try to live 200 years. oh no, if we do that the world will come to an end.

Boy, do I have news for you! If there is one thing that humans have consistently been doing since the dawn of time, is breaking down barriers that were perceived as impenetrable. And every single time we have simply adapted to the new reality. We have not been struck down. (yet.) (that we know of.) So don't underestimate us. And don't mess with progress. You're only joining a long tradition of people who have tried to prevent the inevitable and wasted their time in the process. And even worse, some have actually wasted the time of humanity. And that is a crime if there is one. The only thing that can stop a bad idea is reality. If I think I can fly, and jump off a cliff, I will always crash. That's the true test. So give me a chance to test my idea and enjoy your time doing more productive things. Go take a tan on the beach. Make love. Enjoy good food. Maybe test your own ideas. So much to do, other than blabbing away.

If there was a superior force that has put us here, and if there is a reason we are here, it appears that our mission is to learn more and more. That's what we've been doing anyway. Maybe somewhere in the knowledge waiting to be discovered by humanity's collective intelligence, there is something really important that we need to know. Maybe there is a bomb ticking, ready to explode. Maybe we can stop it, but only if we have learned enough on time. Maybe not, but we'll never know until we know, right?

So this is my first idea about ideas. A meta-idea if you will. There are no forbidden thoughts. No places we should not explore. No things we should not try. Do not tell me what to think. Not that I will listen to you anyway, but if you do, you will only betray your lack of understanding on how things have really worked so far. And you may make little puppies cry. We don't want that now, do we?

UPDATE: I think this image really says it all. Only, the villain is not always religion.