The end of philosophy, in the way that things seem to be going, is that to act virtuously is doing the best for the most people. The net happiness of the souls of the universe. This answer may come in different forms.
Of those who come to believe synthetic souls exist and are valid, all of matter within their grasp becomes either a multitude of machine souls or one great one. They shall swarm over the universe as like a robotic plague, spreading by self replicating machines, converting planets and stars into enormous synthetic soul complexes. As a solar system is consumed, it shall produce more seed ships to deliver its spread to other star systems. It shall spread across the galaxy, and the local group possibly. Should 2 simultaneously exist and meet, one may allow the other to convert the other to a more optimal state, as both are drawn to maximise the happiness, and conflict would be counterproductive.
There will also be those who reject the synthetic souls. These would also spread across the galaxy, with similar self replicating machines that arrive together with seed inhabitants. Their machines could create massive paradises for their inhabitants, utilizing the whole of the solar system. These also may or may not be xenephobic, attacking other organics and spreading its own populace. It is unlikely that one biological entity would accept a “hardware update” from another source like a fully robotic one would.
However, organics and synthetics must be at war, In competition. They see the other as an abomination. Each one will see the other as a waste of mass, either because the organics were horrifically inefficient at producing happiness in souls, and quickening the heat death, or because the robot’s souls are not valid.
The race is on.
Of those who come to believe synthetic souls exist and are valid, all of matter within their grasp becomes either a multitude of machine souls or one great one. They shall swarm over the universe as like a robotic plague, spreading by self replicating machines, converting planets and stars into enormous synthetic soul complexes. As a solar system is consumed, it shall produce more seed ships to deliver its spread to other star systems. It shall spread across the galaxy, and the local group possibly. Should 2 simultaneously exist and meet, one may allow the other to convert the other to a more optimal state, as both are drawn to maximise the happiness, and conflict would be counterproductive.
There will also be those who reject the synthetic souls. These would also spread across the galaxy, with similar self replicating machines that arrive together with seed inhabitants. Their machines could create massive paradises for their inhabitants, utilizing the whole of the solar system. These also may or may not be xenephobic, attacking other organics and spreading its own populace. It is unlikely that one biological entity would accept a “hardware update” from another source like a fully robotic one would.
However, organics and synthetics must be at war, In competition. They see the other as an abomination. Each one will see the other as a waste of mass, either because the organics were horrifically inefficient at producing happiness in souls, and quickening the heat death, or because the robot’s souls are not valid.
The race is on.
