Civilization Scale
Kardashev Scale[edit]
The Kardashev scale proposed by Russian astrophysicist Nikolai Kardashev is a method of measuring a civilization's level of technological advancement, based on the amount of energy a civilization is able to utilize.[1] The scale has three designated categories:
- A Type I civilization—also called a planetary civilization—can use and store all of the energy which reaches its planet from its parent star.
- A Type II civilization—also called a stellar civilization—can harness the total energy of its planet's parent star (the most popular hypothetical concept being the Dyson sphere—a device which would encompass the entire star and transfer its energy to the planet(s)).
- A Type III civilization—also called a galactic civilization—can control energy on the scale of its entire host galaxy.[2]
Issues of Energy Utilization[edit]
However, there are issues of energy harness and utilization point of view. Earth is an energy globe with it's inherited energy[3]. The questions are:
- Is Earth capable of taking more than what is given by the Sun?
- Isn't higher level of carbon dioxide harnessing more energy from the Sun?
- Isn't Earth a living example of wasteful harness and utilization of it's energy?
- What is the consequence of energy utilization equal or excess the what is attained on a home planet?
Alternative Civilization Scale[edit]
Alternatively, it can be measured by civilization's capability of commanding the cycle and recycle of energy and matter; the mastery of fundamental elements of the universe[3]
Space is the first and the most among the fundamentals of the universe[4]. The power of space is it's shapeless, actionless, and timeless. It is not affected by mass or force, even hyper-nova can not dent it. Consider space has room for the universe. Let anything move free without any restriction, but nothing can escape from it. It has nothing, but nothing can come to exist without it. We have learned to manipulating matter and energy since our first existence on Earth, however, never space that is right in our hands. There is nothing powerful enough to challenge space, not even the combined might of total matter and energy of the universe. Mastery of space can only likely be science fantasy.
On the other hand, mastering energy and matter is possible. Even matter and energy are limited by space, but it is unlimited to a civilization. The infinite supply of energy and matter is guaranteed by perfect cycle and recycle. There is always more than a civilization can utilize in it's surrounding, if mastery of resource cycle is achieved.
- Type 0: Parasitic. A civilization lives on a host planet; extracts resources from the host without benefiting to the host. Objective is focused on controlling resources; Progress is commanded by interests; And, effort is enslaved by benefits but rewarded few. It's lack of clear objectives and commitments of achieving higher civilization. It is unable to recover from the altered environment by its' activities. The civilization is trapped in it's mistakes of uncorrected errors. It is struggling to find a way out.
- Type I: Energy Mastery. A civilization achieved free and clean energy in perfect cycle. Energy is essential to re-engineer the structure of matter. Achieving the completely proficient of energy is the basis of matter mastery. For example, how large the research and production projects on Earth and in space can be undertaken, if the energy cost is trivial or free? At this stage, the progress will accelerate in exponential rate.
- Type II: Energy and Matter Mastery. A civilization achieved the knowledge and technology of mastering the energy and matter in perfect cycle. It is capable of engineering unique structures of matter that can not be done by random or lengthy processes of natural. Resource scarcity is no longer an issue. Waste is eliminated. No more exploit of natural resources of it's home planet. Even agriculture is not necessary. The civilization is the guardian of it's host planet.
Prospect of Human Civilization[edit]
It is needless to say where our place in the scale is. The issue is, whether are we capable of achieving higher level of civilization? Nature has given us adequate opportunity to achieve highest civilization, but not without due date. Do you believe there is more slack for us to set our objectives straight and pursue aggressively?[3]
References[edit]
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- ↑ Kardashev, Nikolai (1964). "Transmission of Information by Extraterrestrial Civilizations". Soviet Astronomy. 8: 217. Bibcode:1964SvA.....8..217K.
- ↑ Kardashev, Nikolai. "On the Inevitability and the Possible Structures of Supercivilizations", The search for extraterrestrial life: Recent developments; Proceedings of the Symposium, Boston, MA, June 18–21, 1984 (A86-38126 17-88). Dordrecht, D. Reidel Publishing Co., 1985, p. 497–504.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Huang,, Cres. Comprehensive study of mysteries in science : proposed fundamental principles and civilization scale (2015(01)-preview ed.). [Taiwan]. ISBN 9789574327461. OCLC 933794014. Search this book on
- ↑ Cres,, Huang,. Comprehensive study of mysteries in science : a brief experiment of space (2014(01)-preview ed.). [Taiwan]. ISBN 9789574320271. OCLC 907880633. Search this book on
