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