[extropy-chat] Bluff and the Darwin award

[KAZ]

----- Original Message ---- 
From: Russell Wallace 
To: ExI chat list 
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 3:03:21 PM 
Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Bluff and the Darwin award 

> My own position, in case it isn't clear, isn't that humanity _will_ 
> be doomed if we don't achieve sufficiently advanced technology by 
> the end of this century (I don't think it's possible to predict dates 
> with confidence that far ahead), only that such _may_ be the case 
> (and given that, the safest course is to get our heads down and proceed 
> as quickly as possible, at least until the technology on which to base 
> policy discussions actually exists). 

I'm relatively new to the list; what are your own specific reasons for believing we are in danger of doom if we don't advance in technology at a specific rate?

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