Self-continent lion's problem.

People should not compare themselves with animals. Many people say that the lion is the king of animals. But I must say that the top of the evolution is still the species called Homo Sapiens. But let's go to think about the paradox of the self-continent lion. 

Lions are cats that live in herds. The herd dynamics where is one strict ruler makes the lions effective hunters. There are only a few animals that dare to attack lions. The herd behavior is the thing that makes the lions self-continent. And the most self-continent in that herd is the king lion. The ruler of those deadly predators. 

But then one day the lions faced the thing called Homo Sapiens. The Homo Sapiens didn't play nice games against the lions. It took the rifle and shot the lion that dare to threaten it and its family. The problem with lions is that they didn't develop themselves. 

Or actually, the number of lions increased. They would destroy the entire populations of their prey. And sooner or later they would leave without food. And that forces them to find a new food source. 

Without that rifle, Homo Sapiens is not still helpless. There another choice is to make a fire between the camp and lions and all animals are afraid of fire. The ultimate flexibility makes Homo Sapiens ruler of the food chain. And that ability made lions endangered species. 

The Homo Sapiens is the ruler of the entire planet. But as you might know, we are still dominating species. And we are facing the same problems as all other dominating species in history. Overpopulation, pandemics, and loss of food are the biggest threats to our species. 

The problem with Homo Sapiens is dominance. Because Homo Sapiens dominate the Earth that thing causes one very interesting. And at the same time sad thing. The sad thing is that Homo Sapiens systematically kill other Homo Sapiens. The thing that makes it possible is dominance in the food chain.  

That our species would go to war and be violent against other people is dominance. Because there are so little numbers of predators that can cause a large-scale threat to our species we have time to fight with each other. And that is the problem with dominant species. If we have some outside enemy, we would find a new type of cooperation. 

Originally the self-continent lion's problem was a self-continent-T-rex's problem. There was no other predator in history that was similar to T-rex or Tyrannosaurus Rex. That monster dinosaur became the dominant predator in the Jurassic period. The T-rex was like a shark that walked on the ground. There was no other predator on the ground that could challenge T-rex. 

The adult T-rex had only a couple of enemies. they all lived in water. Things like crocodiles could eat baby T-rex and the giant shark called Megalodon could win that dinosaur. But that requires that T-rex went to water. 

But the T-rex had a problem. It was a lizard that made eggs. The baby Rex was a chicken-sized helpless thing. And it was good prey for the new predators called mammals. 

Those new predators acted like moles. They dug themselves under the eggs of T-rex. Then they must just bite the hole in that egg. And that thing caused the death of the T-rex. 

Another problem was that T-rex was too dominant. In some areas, there were no other dinosaurs at all when the T-rex hunted all of them away. The problem with dominating species is that its population turs too large. And then they must move to another area. Or they must find a new food source. 

The mystery of the DNA.

"Scientists were able to examine tens of millions of three-dimensional locus groupings with the help of the new technology which they named Pore-C". (ScitechDaily.com/A New Technology Could Help Solve a DNA Mystery?

DNA involves the code of life. And the question is why life advanced as it advanced. Why did evolution start to favor the quality in the line that formed the humans? What kind of animal was the first piece of the long journey that caused humans to form a long time after the dinosaurs? When that line separated from other species. Maybe the new research gives answers to that question. 

Some philosophers say that DNA is a molecule with its own will. That molecule wants to live, and that's why it's created things like cells for covering it. If we are looking at or thinking about things like living organisms,  we can say that the purpose of life is to carry the DNA molecule and keep it safe. The fact is that all living organisms are carrying DNA molecules, and that thing involves the chemical code that makes all living creatures what they are. 

Maybe artificial intelligence and other kinds of modern stuff make it possible to solve that mystery. Why the DNA molecules exist and why the form of life is what it is. The philosophers are always bad scientists say some well know scientists. And the idea of the philosophy is that there must not have a scientific explanation for some phenomenon or object. And that thing makes the DNA interesting. 

Maybe someday we can get an answer to the question who were the first humans? Where do they live and how do they form? Where do they get an idea of things like clothes? Why has nature changed to favor things like big brains but make us so slow that most snakes can reach us even if we would run as fast as we can? 

Those things are interesting questions. And maybe someday we can get an answer to that question. That thing can solve the question did life come from another planet in the meteorite? Or was the born of life a spontaneous thing that happened on Earth? Why the DNA starts to control the species' advances as it does?

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The researchers found microbes that could survive on Mars. 

The main problem with the bacteria suspected of being extraterrestrial is that the DNA samples of those bacteria cannot confirm. Confirmation of that theory requires the DNA that is taken from the Mars planet. So there could be a lot of the DNA that has an extraterrestrial source. But without confirmation of the source of the DNA, that thing remains a hypothesis. 

Researchers are making research in the arctic area for finding extraterrestrial microbes. But the fact is, there is no single confirmed extraterrestrial microbe. So in the Arctic area research teams must contact the microbes that live in a condition similar to the planet Mars. 

This thing is one of the most remarkable things in history. The fact is that there are bacteria that can use non-organic material as a nutrient. Those bacteria are the lowest part of the food chain. Bacteria that first lived on Earth needed that ability. 

Researchers are found bacteria in meteorites, which are buried under the arctic ice. We are facing one thing that denies us to tell that there was life on Mars or that could still live primitive organisms is that the origin of those organisms that are found in meteorites is hard to confirm. 

Those bacteria or their fossils can come from the ice when they were searching for the heat of meteorites. Or they can come from Mars. But the confirmation of that thing requires the DNA sample from the bacteria. That lives on the planet Mars. 

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Why Russian invasion of Ukraine was something else than it should?

Above: Antonov An-22 heavy transport aircraft plays a vital role in the Russian military. Heavy transporters' primary role is that they can carry paratroopers to capture some airfields. Then the same planes can bring tanks, artillery, and men for creating another front behind the enemy back. 

The idea of this tactic is this: Russian forces are taking enemy troops between two main groups.  Then Russians would destroy their enemy by using mortars, tanks, and artillery. 

Putin planned that the Russian invasion and Ukraine occupation would be a good demonstration of the skills of the modern Russian military. The invasion was planned as a short-term military action against Ukraine. And then something went wrong. 

The key element in the Russian military tactics is the cooperation between tank corpses and VDV (Airborne Assault troops). The idea is that when the Russian main force attacks from the front the paratroopers attack to back of the troops and conquer some airfields. Then cargo planes bring tanks and other equipment to the back of the enemy troops. So the idea of this tactic is that the enemies of the Russian army are on two fronts. And Russian military can attack from two sides. 

The Russian plan was probably to destroy the Ukrainian main force. That would defend the area between the Russian border and Kyiv. The idea was that the Kyiv airport captured by VDV and the heavy artillery along with tank corpses and motorized infantry would crush the Ukrainian troops that location is between those groups. 

The airport would be the base, where the Russian military brings tanks and other equipment. If that plan was successful the Russian military would crush the Ukrainian army in one single battle. But then something happened. VDV fail in its mission. And the Ukrainian back was secured. 

Then the Ukrainians got some impressive victories. Because Ukraine didn't fall in 36 hours the Russian plans were ineffective. The idea of the service of this operation was that Russian troops would get their food from supermarkets.  Only ammunition and fuel were in the convoys that followed the main battle units. 

Those mainly unprotected vehicles are good targets for Bayraktar-drones. And Ukrainian helicopters and aircraft. Russians didn't expect that the Ukrainian air force can operate against them. They expected that the captured airfields eliminates the threat of the Ukrainian air force. So those troops didn't have anti-aircraft equipment.

And also, the Western military aid to Ukraine was a surprise. Russian leaders believed that their nuclear arsenal makes Western nations afraid. And Russian gas would be a good tool for buying sympathy from the Western nations. So stick and carrot was the method that Russians planned to use on Western nations. The carrot was cheap energy. And the stick was the threat of military actions. 

The thing that caused more casualties is probably that the Russian headquarters didn't know that the prime element of this kind of military operation fail. Without the success of the VDV, the Russians couldn't build another front behind Ukrainian lines. When the war is prolonged the nations must say something. 

The leaders of the Western nations couldn't just stand. Because the resistance continues that thing will encourage Western nations to give more and more military aid to Ukraine. The Russian invasion of Ukraine caused fear that similar action can happen to anybody. 

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The Institute of Study of War (ISW) tells that Russia wastes its power in meaningless battles.

Su-25 "Frogfoot"

Why Russians are wasting their power? The fact is that two things can explain why Russians are fighting in meaningless areas, wasting their power and causing casualties. The first thing is that the Russian military is following the original battle plan without caring about casualties. And Russians might think that some area is important to them. But Ukrainians or Western observers think that the areas have no meaning in the war. 

There is the possibility that the Russian military makes its casualties on purpose. The Russian government promised over 8000 euros price for recruiting to the war. And if those soldiers die, they must not pay that money. But another reason why Russian waste its power in meaningless areas like small towns can be in defense tactics of the Ukrainian army. There is a possibility that the Ukrainian army makes "unnecessary-looking" hard resistance in the small towns and countryside.

That kind of tactic when the defender wants to make a series of resistance battles is effective against an army that uses massive firepower. If the Ukrainian military will try to hit Russian troops in one battle by using the tactics where a large group of troops faces the Russians in one solution battle. That causes the ultimate loss for Ukrainians. 

The major part of the Russian tactics is maybe that the Russian main force faces the Ukrainian main forces in an open field battle. In that battle, Russians would use the TOS- mortars, thermobaric explosives, and other kinds of stuff. The idea is that if the Ukrainians are using the fixed combat positions the Russian recon planes will locate those positions. And then the defender will be bombed away by using air force and heavy artillery. 

Attacks before a big solution battle are meant to cause casualties for the attacker and leave it without ammunition or some systems. The loss of tanks, heavy artillery, and mortars force Russians to order those systems from Russia. 

And spend its force. In this kind of tactic, the idea is that the defender will destroy some vehicles and other units. And then step backward. If the defender can destroy the force of the attacker before the main battle, it cannot use all its weapons that are meant for that battle. The Russian tactics like massive, but non-accurate firepower favors the single battle tactics. 

The idea is that the Russian military will crush the enemy in one single battle where it can use its mortars and all its firepower. So one of the best counter-tactic is to try to force the enemy into warfare where the attacker must use unduly firepower. So this is one variation of the "Hit and run" tactics. 

When Russian TOS rocket launchers and heavy artillery comes into place those systems will target HiMARS or Ukrainian Howitzers. And then those systems are destroyed. Also, combat helicopters and attack aircraft can destroy convoys, especially at night time. And those attacks destroy the combat vehicles or support. And if the fuel trucks or ammunition carriers are destroyed the troops are left without equipment. And that thing slows the advancing. 

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Is data handling the purpose of existence?

 

 

The eagle could be very dangerous to cavemen, who had no weapons to resist the bird. In the time of cavemen, eagles could take their children. The technical advancement of the human race turns eagles less dangerous. 

But it's still a respectable bird that can make serious injuries to its victims. Technical advancings are not turning things like lions harmless. our houses and all equipment are giving protection against those predators. But sometimes they still kill humans. 

The race between a predator and its prey requires advancing. Or otherways saying, ability to create new skills and tactics. And top of that game is the species name Homo Sapiens. And we are that species. 

Our brains are the ultimate tool, that allows us to create new tricks to hunt prey and protect ourselves. Human brains are made to solve problems and develop new solutions. Without our tools and weapons, we would be in trouble. 

But our brain's flexibility allows us to create tools and survive in a rough environment. Intelligence makes humans so powerful. Without our intelligence, we would be easy prey for things like lions. 

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At this point, I want to tell one example about intelligence. It's a tale about cavemen and cave lions. 

Those cavemen needed to conquer the cave where the lion lived. So they needed cooperation and communication for solving that problem. 

The cave lion is one of the species that has faced extinction. And probably the reason for that is that animals lived in caves. so let's start our tale. 

The weather in the savanna was extremely bad. And two cavemen needed to get protection from the cave. The problem was that there was a lion in that cave. The cavemen couldn't kill that lion without tools. 

So the other caveman created an idea that the other caveman will entice the lion away from the cave. And when the lion runs out, the other caveman will drop the stone to its head from above. That thing could be the first tactical plan in the history of mankind. 

Then there was the need to transmit the information on how to get cave lions out of their caves. And some cavemen draw those things to the walls of their cave. The birth of written language is coming from the need to transmit data over generations. And that was the birth of a culture. 

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When we are thinking carefully, evolution is one big computing or data handling process. Evolution is the race between predator and prey. When the prey is creating some new method to avoid the predator, the predator must create a new method to catch its prey.

 If a predator cannot create the new method it will not get food and get eliminated. If the prey cannot answer that challenge it will face the ultimate fate and be eliminated. The key element in the game between predator and its prey is flexibility. And the ability to create new tactics. 

Of course, if the predator turns too dominating it can destroy all other animals. So in that case, predators must learn to eat vegetables. Or they will face extinction. And then some other species can "learn" to hunt it. So when dominating species steps away. Sooner or later, another species will fill its place. 

What is the purpose of life of the human being? Is it the same with other creatures? And is handling data the purpose of the existence of creatures? When we are thinking that existence is the purpose of the creature, we can ask what guarantees that the existence of the creature continues? 

If we are saying that the purpose of living creatures is to produce descendants that thing requires that the creature's existence continues so long that it can make those descendants. And here is the reason why we can say this. that the purpose of the existence of the creatures is to handle data. 

In nature, there is always a race between predator and prey. The prey must create new methods how to avoid the predator's attack. And the predator must answer for that thing by creating a new attack method. To create new methods, species require data handling. In nature, natural selection means that. If some prey cannot avoid hunters that means extinction. And if the predator cannot reach prey it will be destroyed because of hunger. 

So when the prey creates new tactics the predator must answer to that tactics. And the top predator on Earth is humans. The thing that makes us top predators is our brains. Our brains are made for handling data. Their purpose is to create new methods to avoid hunters and protect humans against outcoming enemies. 

Human brains are very flexible and that makes them able to create tools. Without flexible brains and their ability to connect information to new entireties, we would face extinction. Without our weapons, tools, and clothes human race would be very easy food for most of the other predators. 

When we are thinking about the purpose of human brains or our mission is to create and develop new things. The purpose of the body is to protect brains and make what brains are ordering. There is a reason why I used the word "our" in the last sentence. The thing that writes this text are brains. Rest of the body that writes these words are just following commands that are coming from the neurons that are forming brains. 

The thing why the purpose of brains is to handle data is that brains must find new methods to find solutions for more complicated problems. When the human race turned more and more dominating it faced new threats. New threats need new tools. When the human's living environment expands that thing brings new challenges for humans. And human brains must give response to those challenges. 

COVID-19 has shown that the biggest threat to humans is not lions on the savanna. The biggest threats are the small tiny predators that slip into the body and destroy it from inside. Vaccines and medicines are the response to that kind of threat. 

And another big threat to humans is another human. That is one of the saddest things in our nature. Humans are the biggest threats to each other. The wars are forcing us to create new weapons, and those weapons require counter-weapons development. 

And that is the next step in evolution. That step is the evolution of the machines. 

Another name for machine evolution is development. When a machine is inefficient, it needs to be developed. In other words, the developer must give a feature to the machine, that makes it possible to complete the task. If the machine can't do its job, it's useless. This requires people to create a new machine that can do its job. 

The situation in nature is always the same. It's improved protection against an improved attacker. When some prey is creating the ultimate way to protect itself some predator will create a method of how to avoid that protection. Then the prey must create some other method to protect itself. If it cannot make that thing, it will face extinction. 

There are two remarkable things in the Ukrainian war. The war crimes and destructive firepower.

The major question is why Russia doesn't use harder language against the western weapon aid for Ukraine? The fact is that this military aid is not enough for driving Russians away from East Ukraine. But those weapon systems causes losses for Russian troops. Maybe one purpose of that operation is simply to kill some fighters who know something that Putin doesn't want people to know. 

Things like the murders of Anna Politkovskaya and some oligarchs might be made by some people, which fighting in Ukraine today. Maybe those people have some kind of evidence about things that can harm even Putin himself. Or they might know something about Putin's financing systems especially before he became president. 

And the comfortable solution would be for the Ukrainian army kills those people, who made dirty work for Vladimir Putin. Could the man who poisoned Boris Yeltsin be on the blacklist or kill list of Vladimir Putin? 

Things like Wagner Group are meant as a tool in the hands of Putin. That military company makes it possible to order dirty work without telling those things FSB. There is the possibility that the use of massive, nonprecise firepower is meant to hide robberies in that area.

The thing is that the Russian operation in Ukraine has been something else that Putin wanted. The Russian invasion of Ukraine was no surprise if we are looking backward. Kreml has introduced new weapon systems all the time. And then Putin shows that he wants to return to the Soviet Union. 

That could be meant to demonstrate the power of the re-established red army in the attack on Ukraine. And the result is a fiasco. The Russian losses are been quite big and we must remember that at the beginning of this conflict Ukraine had not all the weapon systems that it used to drive Russians out from northern Ukraine. The fact is that Ukraine needs more firepower to kick Russians away from entire Ukraine. But Russians don't have enough force to occupy the entire Ukraine. 

The benefit of this conflict is on the side of the Russian commander, who must not care about losses and civilian casualties. The thing is that the use of massive firepower that is not aimed is the thing that makes the enemy fear Russians. But the war crimes that Russians are made also make people fight harder. If Russians shoot the defenders anyway, they can sell their blood at the highest possible price. 

Could the purpose of those war crimes be that they are meant to make the distance between Russians and Ukrainians? In this hypothesis, the war crimes are authorized by the Russian high command. And another purpose could be to cause shame to those combatants that they will not tell things that they heard to non-authorized persons. 

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What kind of companies gets the benefit of the rise in the price of oil globally?

When people are talking about the rise of the price of oil. They are talking about the rise in the price of fuel. That means the rise of the price of oil rises with the price of traveling. The companies that get benefit from that situation are the companies that are selling especially services that can replace physical traveling. 

So things like data security companies might get lots of benefits from the rise of the price of oil which is the primary component in fuel that is used in cars and other vehicles. If people would get orders to use remote meetings as the primary meeting type. 

That means the company must secure its communication. The thing is that the rise of the oil price will make the use of own car expensive if it burns fossil fuel. So electric trains and electric cars are getting benefit from the situation that the price of oil is high. 

The rise of oil's price affects especially the price of the fuel. And if the price of natural gas that is commonly used in power plants remains at the lower level. That benefits also the users of electric cars. So maybe some people would start to use electric cars or public transportation. That thing decreases the carbon emission that comes from combustion engines. 

The next winter will be difficult for economic advances in the entire world. And there would be a recession sooner or later.  

The Ukrainian war will cause the situation that we might have to control energy use the next winter. The Ukrainian war causes a recession. And when we are thinking about sanctions against Russia, we must realize that Russians want that we believe that those sanctions do not affect the Russian military. 

We must realize that sooner or later we must rip ourselves from the addiction to Russian cheap energy. The thing is that sooner or later Putin would go too far. And Russians are using cheap natural gas and oil as the weapon that is used to rip the EU and NATO into pieces. The idea is that the Russians promise cheap natural gas and oil for countries that please their leaders. 

The fact is that whenever the western microchip is used in some missile that is shot in Ukraine Russians must get the new one. Things like gold and western currency play a vital role in the Russian intelligence services, SVR, and GRU operations in western Europe. Without money, the Russian intelligence cannot buy things like western mobile telephones and operational workspaces like flats for their agents. Russia needs western money to finance its intelligence and industrial spying operations. Also, the lack of western currency denies that the Russian agents cannot just buy western mobile technology. 

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