X-Message-Number: 27894
Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 00:28:13 -0500
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Subject: Pull the Plug on the Singularity, Rudi

Bring us back a good report from the "big brains," Rudi.  Include in your 
report how many and which of them merely think the Singularity is actually 
a future reality (which many of us are pretty convinced of already), vs. 
how many and which of them actually think it is a "good thing" and do 
things to promote its advent.

Personally, I believe the Singularity to be a coming threat to the 
existence of humanity.  I see no logical reason why a sentient 
supercomputer would have any interest in perpetuating our continued 
existence.  And I'm just Luddite enough to want to choose the future option 
for myself, of whether I want to be "uploaded" and discard the meat body, 
without the option of returning, rather than having some superentity make 
the decision for me.  Or worse yet, make the decision that my continued 
individual existence in any form at all, is not needed.

Let's all plan ahead to pull the plug.

Flav

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