[extropy-chat] I keep asking myself...

[Anne-Marie Taylor]

robert.bradbury at gmail.com wrote:
   
  Anna, the technology, primarily robust nanotechnology, 
which enables:
  (a) cryonic suspension reanimation [1], and
  (b) mind uploading (and therefore self-copies) [2]
is also the same technology which enables
  (c) having to struggle or work for "survival", and
  (d) living on this planet (and concerns regarding 
overpopulation)
   
  >I'm not sure I understand the significance between a,b and c,d.
  >Could you please rephrase this?
  >Honestly, I don't understand.
   
   
  The problem is not so much whether
people want to make a few or many immature (baby) or 
mature (adult) copies of themselves.  The problems 
relate more to whether a sociopath or megalomaniac 
individual or "cults"(s) or amoral AI(s) decide 
to make many copies of themselves and gain sufficient 
control over the resources to use them to eliminate 
those who choose not to make copies, accumulate 
resources (power), etc.
   
  >Exactly.  Can anybody guarantee that some sociopath
>wouldn't to that?
>I think there is a big difference between cryonics
>which is on a one to one basis compared to a scenario
>which may involve more than one person.
   
  Again, maybe I'm way off, this is of course just my
opinion.  
Thanks again for the feedback.
  Anna
   
   
   
   
   

		
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