>One thing I don't understand is why anyone could possibly want to live
>in the physical real-world when they could have the chance to have their
>wildest dreams come true in a virtual world. In a virtual world there
>are no laws of physics! A person in a virtual world would be able to do
>anything in any way in any form they wanted to be in. There would be no
>limits to the experiences which could be had or the accomplishments
>which could be made! Uploaded beings would think much faster than
>fleshy beings and would therefore be able to accomplish anything that
>can be accomplished in the real world in a tiny fraction of the time!
>What would space exploration mean if people could be uploaded? Couldn't
>any of the current unmanned space probes that are currently in use be
>used to ferry uploaded beings to the far reaches of the galaxy? Isn't
>the major limiting factor on space travel today the problem of
>sustaining the life of fleshy, oxygen-breathing, limited-life-span
>humans? If we get rid of the flesh we get rid of the barriers.
>With all these things going for virtual worlds and uploading, I have a
>hard time comprehending how anyone would want to choose the limited,
>constrained life of a fleshy, oxygen breathing, limited-life-span human.
Thats funny, I think I've meantioned *ALL* this before but still some people
don't get the idea. Oh well, maybe we should create an extropians
mailinglist FAQ or do we have one? I'd love to create it if it hasn't
already been done.