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Are Sci-Fi Energy Beings Possible?
If you’ve experienced science fiction in any of its many forms, chances are you’ve encountered “energy beings.” Unlike the other aliens
in sci-fi, they have no ‘physical’ bodies but rather exist as beings of
pure energy. They’re usually able to flit about the Universe at will and
often demonstrate great abilities befitting their advanced,
ultra-evolved state.
They are also typically portrayed as more powerful, more enlightened,
and possessing a deeper understanding of the universe. It’s almost a
given in most science fiction that sufficiently advanced civilizations
will eventually develop this way. Converting themselves into beings of
pure energy seems like the ultimate stage in the development of any
civilization. It’s a ubiquitous trope—as if “pure energy” is our own
mass cultural idea of humankind’s far future.
Why is this idea so common? Is this really what our future looks
like? Can we ever actually “convert” ourselves into energy beings? Is
such a life form even possible? And if not, where does the idea come
from?
Are Sci-Fi Energy Beings Possible? was originally published on SciFAnime SciFi Fantasy Anime
