[ExI] How to survive forever

[BillK]

On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 12:19 PM, Anders Sandberg  wrote:
> On 15/06/2012 10:25, BillK wrote:
>>
>> All I was saying was that you shouldn't mention impossible risks.
>> The end of civilisation, EMP  attack / nuclear wars, etc. are quite
>> sufficient to be going on with.
>
>
> But these are not *impossible* risks! Impossible risks are by definition no
> problem. Our paper is not some engineering paper, but a mathematical
> analysis. And there extreme low probability events turn out to be a major
> factor since there is no way they can be avoided.
>


Sorry, misunderstanding. I totally agree that these are not impossible
risks and should be considered.

It was the 'me unexpectedly turning into a black hole' bit that I was
complaining about.

'Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!'

BillK