From: Jacob Costello (abbot@alecto.physics.uiuc.edu)
Date: Sat Dec 07 1996 - 19:53:46 MST
> Excuse me! I'm working for a better future, which happens to involve
> the total extinction of the human race, albeit not the death of any
> individual human per se.
Do you mean no humans will survive? There are going to be a lot more
people than just the amish who have no desire to transcend. Probably a
majority won't want to, especially if nano has already defeated the mean old
grim reaper. Are the laggards to be squashed like bugs?
> --
> sentience@pobox.com Eliezer S. Yudkowsky
> http://tezcat.com/~eliezer/singularity.html
> http://tezcat.com/~eliezer/algernon.html
> Disclaimer: Unless otherwise specified, I'm not telling you
> everything I know.
>
>
jake costello
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