Re: Is Expecting Future Strangeness Our Essense?

From: Dan Clemmensen (Dan@Clemmensen.ShireNet.com)
Date: Mon Aug 18 1997 - 16:43:13 MDT


Robin Hanson wrote:
[snip]
>
> Lots of people seem to sorta believe in a strange future, yet seem
> unwillling or unable to actually take the time to think seriously
> about it.
>
> But I wonder: is there any smart person out there who understands the
> sorts of arguements that lead us to expect strangeness, and yet who
> disagrees with our conclusion?
>
It's all a matter of degree, Robin. You understand my arguments, but
you don't agree that the singularity will occur wihtin 9 years. :-)



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