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Re: Technological Singularity

From: Doug Sutherland <>
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 11:07:31 -0700

Don Papp wrote:

> "we are on the edge of [...]the imminent creation by technology of
> entities with greater than human intelligence.

I wonder if you have read Bill Joy's "why the future doesn't need us" 
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.04/joy.html

> We're getting there...

Sometimes I wonder if we are already going too far. Genetic engineering
and human cloning are pretty scary if you ask me. Technology is lots o
fun but when it crossed into "spirit" and "soul" I may end up escaping 
to some desterted island. Check out this article too ...

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/7.11/persinger.html 

  -- Doug

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