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Don't you think it would be in our best interest, and display a degree of intelligence at the same time to assume that our ability to 'create interesting gizmos' compared to the degree of advancement in other areas is certainly no reason to act as if we are the measure of All Things. What do you think?
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Although I'm not sure what "the measure of all things" means, the way to look at this is in terms of our survival. When dealing with the set of tricks the universe can play, the definition of eminent must include a much larger lead time than otherwise. It's more a case of allowing us to have any place as opposed to having a prominent place in the universe. The pressing need is to ensure that no one in the future has to watch helplessly while the universe mercilessly does in her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren as well as those of her dearest friends and acquaintences and the entire human species. We must posture ourselves to keep the unavoidable losses to a minimum.
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For those inclined to oppose human meddling with the structure of the universe or the composition and configuration of objects and groups of objects within the universe, consider:
Whether there is a limit to the magnitude of a modulation of chaos below which order remains invariant? Or, is order but a fiction invented by perspectives applied over finite, however large, time intervals?
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