[extropy-chat] Desirability of Singularity (was Are ancestor simulations immoral?)

[Lee Corbin]

Samantha writes

> But all of this stuff is starting to strike me as an
> angels-dancing-on-a-pin waste of energy we could be
> using in an attempt to insure Singularity. 

I'm pretty sure I have not kept up with what most people
are thinking about the Singularity. Do you suppose that
the probability that it will be of net benefit to be
greater than 1/2?  If so, why?

Thanks,
Lee