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The Singularity Debate
It is fascinating to consider the ramifications of greater then human level processing. In thinking about the place a human being will hold in a world of virtual reality one very disturbing question arises.
How can we maintain our core individuality when the distance between our neurons is not much greater then the distance between our individual minds?
I think we tend to forget that with more interconnected computers comes more interconnected people. Are we really ready to work together?
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The Singularity Debate  mcscom | 05/14/06
While we may reverse engineer the brain  maldain | 05/15/06
Isn't it more  jorwell | 05/15/06
Moral Judgements  bhartman36 | 05/15/06
Digital beer  jorwell | 05/15/06
They all make the same mistake  Roger Ramjet | 05/15/06
No debate - just bluster  Roger Ramjet | 05/15/06
Whoa there!  techboy_z | 05/15/06
Of course SOME of it will happen.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/15/06
But how many will accept  jorwell | 05/16/06
Star-belly Sneetches  Roger Ramjet | 05/16/06
re: of course, SOME of it will happen  celluloid3119 | 05/16/06
What is the nature of humanity?  EmergencyMan | 05/15/06
Ludddites?  bhartman36 | 05/15/06
Off by 5 million years  MyLord | 05/25/06
Some of the needed ingredients are already in place  bhartman36 | 05/15/06
The trouble is  jorwell | 05/15/06
Complexity  bhartman36 | 05/15/06
Thought as physical process  jorwell | 05/15/06
fundamental study  jonho | 05/23/06
steps...  tech_ed@... | 05/15/06
It's already happened on many levels  JonathanSeer | 05/15/06
Mental Illness  bhartman36 | 05/15/06
The meaning of life, the universe and everything...  handydan918 | 05/15/06
What about QA?  tsmithnj | 05/15/06
On the other hand..  the_doge | 05/15/06
Oh I can here the religious nuts  Linux User 147560 | 05/15/06
Pah-lease  People | 05/15/06
Why??  Linux User 147560 | 05/15/06
You're right!  People | 05/15/06
You can be the first  SirLanse | 05/16/06
Close?  People | 05/15/06
Handwriting  bhartman36 | 05/15/06
Errors are another example  People | 05/15/06
Bad choice of example  sylerner | 05/15/06
I never meant to claim it wasn't possible  People | 05/15/06
Closer than you think  sylerner | 05/15/06
"I won't fall over dead"  People | 05/15/06
Kurzweil's theory is fascinating  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 05/15/06
ET Intelligence  slopoke | 05/15/06
Intergalactic DRM?  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 05/15/06
8.5  Linux User 147560 | 05/15/06
I watched a documentary some time ago  Linux User 147560 | 05/15/06
"Steven Hawkings Universe"  People | 05/15/06
Smart Humans  edward.fuller@... | 05/16/06
De-volution in the inner cities  SirLanse | 05/16/06
Intellecctually Stimulating CONTRADICTIONS.  michael_t | 05/15/06
Understanding  bhartman36 | 05/15/06
Do you think a 5-year old can then producer intelligence of an adult?  michael_t | 05/15/06
What Kurzweil Suggests Violate A Principle Of Our World  P. Douglas | 05/16/06
Where did sapiens come from?  SirLanse | 05/16/06
"Singularity" sounds too much like "God"  scott88008 | 05/15/06
Joe Six Bellies In  s_gamgee | 05/15/06
I Don't Agree  P. Douglas | 05/15/06
Let's make money and coin a phrase  John Zern | 05/15/06
This is nonsense.  dacap06@... | 05/15/06
Well said.  jgmsys@... | 05/19/06
Murder. Suiside. Solipsism.  T_Black | 05/15/06
You must limit orgasms  SirLanse | 05/16/06
Must be prepared  aalaniz | 05/16/06
What???  jheman | 05/16/06
re: What???  celluloid3119 | 05/16/06
It could happen and is worth discussing  jpr75_z | 05/16/06
Is the Proofreading near?  rrusson_z | 05/17/06
I think it's a bit of a stretch  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 05/17/06
offering freedom?  mowechsler | 05/18/06
The Greeks called it Hubris.  kiddpeat | 05/25/06
Impossible Task  Gyro_ram | 12/07/06
Singularity or Bust? Not Quite  cdriscol@... | 04/11/07
RE: The great Singularity debate  r432 | 10/10/09

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