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15.11

A general classification system for self-aware life

A constant feature of all levels of matter is the way in which they group. The 6th level of Hydro Carbon Biologics is no different.

However, given the complex behaviour of such sophisticated entities (e.g. humans), we need a more appropriate categorization method to distinguish between "advanced" high order life forms and "less advanced" higher order life forms.

Just how should we categorize higher order biologics given everything we have spoken about? For we can no longer use "awareness" on its own as a measure of development. Nor can we simply use technology as a measure of development.

This has been one of the great problems in any previous contemporary work in classifying higher order lifeforms- one measure is not enough.

15.11.1

The common traits of all Self Aware Life

Firstly, let us consider that when we talk of Higher Order Lifeforms we are considering the various species of higher order lifeforms that may exist across the Universe. All human beings belong to one species, there are no sub-species of human beings. Regardless, of the level of technological, education and social development of different groups of humans living on Earth, we should begin with a term than enables us to categorize and summarize a species-wide level of development.

We can make a general assumption that all self aware lifeforms will at some point, develop communities for their collective survival.

We can call these species of higher order life forms that interact and work towards their collective survival- a civilization, from the Latin words civilis, civis meaning "citizen" and tion meaning "the state or condition of being."

15.11.2

The 6 levels of "civilization" Higher Order Biologics

Once we reach an adequate definition and description of Higher Order Hydro-Carbon Biologics (e.g. human beings), we will then define the six categories of Higher Order Biologics, being:

6 Levels of Higher Order Biological Life

Positive	Negative	Type Civilization
		I - Masters of a colony and language
		II - Masters of a Region
		III - Masters of an Empire (this is where all our civilisations are at the moment)
		IV - Masters of a Planet
		V - Masters of A Solar System
		VI - Masters of a Galactic Quadrant

We will define each of these levels and describe briefly why human civilizations are at a Type III level.

In this way we seek a continuation of the seamless description we have accomplished so far, from before the Universe was created to Higher Order Hydro-Carbon Biologics without contradicting anything written in any previous chapter.

15.11.3

The classification of civilizations into sub-categories- societies

While the word civilization is used to describe the complete number of various settlements of a particular species as a whole, the fact is that equality of technology, knowledge and power systems is often far from equally distributed. On the planet Earth, human beings still exist in conditions similar to our ancestors, living in jungles and in deserts, while many millions live in sophisticated cities.

To answer this issue, we further classified civilizations into sub categories being societies namely " a state or condition of living in association, company with others of the same species; the system or mode of life adopted by a body of individuals for the purpose of co-existence or for the mutual benefit, defence etc" (1553)

Therefore while, the entire species of Human beings may be classed as a certain level of civilization, many societies of human beings live in vastly different arrangements of association and usage of technology and rules.

We can now look at specific measures that assist us in understanding just how "developed" and enlightened a civilization might be, and therefore a classification structure of higher order biologics.

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