[ExI] Here's an idea: Let's torture sane people! =P

[John Grigg]

Alan Grimes wrote:
Are there any real transhumanists on this list even slightly interested
in becoming a million times smarter than they are right now?
>>>

Yes, of course there are, but having the desire for such improvement
and currently being able to actually do it, are two very different
things! lol

I'm also very interested in becoming a million times *richer* than I
am right now!  ; )

John


On 10/27/10, Alan Grimes <agrimes at speakeasy.net> wrote:
> I'm feeling about ten different emotions about this subject simultaneously.
>
> My post the other day had many intents, despite being written as a
> bedtime flash of inspiration.
>
> First, as I have already shown, it effectively tricked the uploaders
> into arguing against their own fetish by forcing them to argue that no
> link of any kind exists between the original an the copy.
>
> Second, it was also an attempt to inject a meme that it might be
> possible to build a hybrid mind architecture with a very non-zero chance
> of success and with benefits far beyond what anyone has ever promised on
> behalf of uploading. (Uploaders, as you see, spend all their time
> defending their identity argument at the expense of any possibility of
> radical cognitive enhancement!)
>
> And then a miracle happened. Instead of launching into a thread about
> radical intelligence augmentation through neural interfacing, someone
> introjected "torture" into the argument. -- as if it has any relevance
> to anything outside of Guantanimo Bay (mercy be upon those poor souls). =\
>
> And then, desperate to avoid facing the real issue raised, everyone
> jumps on the torture bandwagon.
>
> Are there any real transhumanists on this list even slightly interested
> in becoming a million times smarter than they are right now? Is it
> really true that you don't wish for anything other than to have a
> computer simulate a perfect (equally stupid, in the grand scheme) copy
> of yourself? Sheesh!
>
> Maybe we should declare this an electric car list, here's my newest
> dream machine:
>
> Factory 5 GTM chassis with a Getrag 1eDT330 power plant. ;)
> SA-SA-SAWEEEEEEET!!!
>
> Tragically, it appears that the Getrag power plant isn't available to
> mere mortals. =((((
>
> BTW, you can soon get a series hybrid with that power plant, it's made
> by this company called http://fiskerautomotive.com/ . Not excessively
> expensive either. =)
>
> Just don't waste my time on the mechanics of gas turbines. =|
>
>
> --
> DO NOT USE OBAMACARE.
> DO NOT BUY OBAMACARE.
> Powers are not rights.
>
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