From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Sat Jul 21 2001 - 08:35:36 MDT
From: "Anders Sandberg" <asa@nada.kth.se>
> Oh dear, at this rate we will have human-equivalent machines in 1990,
> and in 2000 they will be beyond our understanding! ;-)
Naturally! That's how we all got uploaded into this simulation. This was
necessary so that mutually assured destruction could be televised.
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Stay hungry,
--J. R.
Useless hypotheses, etc.:
consciousness, phlogiston, philosophy, vitalism, mind, free will, qualia,
analog computing, cultural relativism, GAC, CYC, and ELIZA
Everything that can happen has already happened, not just once,
but an infinite number of times, and will continue to do so forever.
(Everything that can happen = more than anyone can imagine.)
We won't move into a better future until we debunk religiosity, the most
regressive force now operating in society.
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