Re: Filtered Extropians

From: Carl Feynman (carlf@atg.com)
Date: Thu May 08 1997 - 10:16:37 MDT


Anders Sandberg wrote:
>In general, the idea of nootropics only
>having positive cognitive effects and no side-effects is *very* unlikely,

In fact it is forbidden by Algernon's Law: All simple major enhancements of
human intelligence are net evolutionary disadvantages.

To find out why this is a law, look in

http://tezcat.com/~eliezer/algernon.html

--CarlF



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