Do human beings have the freedom &ability to create things never seen to exist b4 humans created those things?

Question

When you answer the Q first reflect on and then describe what is unique about humans that enables us to create those things that never existed until we created them. Please, No disorganized mind dumps!

This is a metaphysics Q. If you do not know what metaphysics is, please wiki it so you have a clear idea why "existence, creation & freedom" are primary issues covered by the branch of philosophy addressed by Aristotle and many philosophers since then.

First Law of thermo says energy is neither created nor destroyed but is always conserved. Human's are obviously not creators in that sense, so pls go past the obvious facts of physics. Note that this is a philosophy Q which goes beyond physics! Hence the "meta"" in "metaphysics!"

random thought: The novel Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft-Shelley explored the issue of human creative abilities.

I want reasoned, defensible philosophical stances--something that makes the case in useful ways!!

Do philosophy! Do not Try as Yoda said!!

You have a week to extend and amend your stmts before I pick BA!!

With 17hrs to go I am going to pick the BA. My added details removed god-like creation of matter and energy off the table bec we work with what is available to us according to the rules of physics that are still under investigation!

IMO this Q is one of the best I have ever asked bec it forces us to see our potentials and our limitations simultaneously. That said all 3 A's left me wanting to see greater praise for our creative contributions to the Universe that mysteriously created us humans.

This is not a Q about our origins, it is about our future!

Answer 1

It's an interesting question, and I think I know what you're getting at...

Although human beings have the power to create, that still doesn't explain where the knowledge to create comes from...and that's a very crucial aspect to creation...the first thought about it, before the creation of it. What "source" did that knowledge expand from?

For me...it's always been difficult to figure out the difference between what we as human beings actually create...and what we simply "discover". In most of the books I've read, we've been referred to as "Co-creators", which indicates to me that there is something/someone else that exists as well.

So, to answer your question...I do think that human beings have the freedom and ability to create, but I also think that we create from a collective knowledge, rather than an individual one.

Answer 2

Humans do have the freedom and potential ability or limited ability to create things never seen to exist before humans created it.
Basically it's the human capacity of thought process. Technically the creation of items (the physical) are merely an assembly of existing elements where as we really never totally create something. Humans, though unique, are merely unique in contrast to the rest of the animal kingdom. We have not created life in any sense and cloning in itself is a recreation of something that we did not create. Naturally it would seem that we are creators on the surface but I'm still wondering what have we created. I still view everything around me as a result of collaborative effort and utilization of existing properties. There lies in the future new and innovative "creations" which will emerge through the use of still unknown and yet to be discovered properties.
I do believe that the thoughts of humans eventually come to fruition which is evidenced by our current existence as compared to our primordial beginnings.
The meta in metaphysics has had interpretive variation and can have a broader aspect in it's definitive sense. Did we create God, the black hole, postpartum depression? Pizza? mmm!

Answer 3

Yes, of course. In fact, almost everything humans have created were never before seen. It is the power of imagination that allows humans to create and (coupled with speech) is what separates us from animals. However, the power of imagination is somewhat limited. Humans don't seem to be as good at coming up with fresh, new, original ideas as they are at modifying already existing ideas. That's why we see an evolution of technology. Because our creations are mostly just improvements over similar creations. The oldest human creations were very similar to what we saw in nature.