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Comment author: timtyler 17 August 2009 08:10:14AM *  0 points [-]

Scott cites the Doomsday Argument in his "The Singularity Is Far":

http://scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=346

Surely that is a mistake. The Doomsday Argument may suggest that the days of humans like us may be numbered, but doesn't say much more than that - in particular it can't be used to argue against a long and rich future filled with angelic manifestations. So: it is poor evidence against a relatively near era of transcension.