From: Dossy (dossy@panoptic.com)
Date: Thu May 02 2002 - 18:12:11 MDT
On 2002.05.02, Harvey Newstrom <mail@HarveyNewstrom.com> wrote:
>
> What was the original question, and what is the purpose of this thread?
> Are you debating whether we can detect reality versus a simulation? Are
> we debating whether VR is as "valid" as real life? Are we debating
> whether it matters if we are really self-directed or merely playthings
> for higher beings? The questions keep jumping around faster than the
> responses. It is certainly entertaining, but I think it is a runaway
> thread with nobody steering it.
Since I'm the owner of the OP, I'll answer:
What's the point of being put into cryogenic suspension if you can't
be sure that you'll ever come back and when you do come back, how
can you tell you came _back_ to where you left and aren't actually
elsewhere and simply being deceived? And, if when you finally are
resuscitated, if the world is nothing like the way you left it, is it
worth coming back?
And, after all that, does it matter and do you care or should you?
Why or why not?
My point: If your only hope at life extension is to go into cryogenic
suspension until such time that you can enjoy life extension, you might
as well just die -- it wouldn't make a difference.
-- Dossy
--
Dossy Shiobara mail: dossy@panoptic.com
Panoptic Computer Network web: http://www.panoptic.com/
"He realized the fastest way to change is to laugh at your own
folly -- then you can let go and quickly move on." (p. 70)
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.5 : Sat Nov 02 2002 - 09:13:47 MST