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Comment author: wedrifid 17 November 2009 11:15:21AM 0 points [-]

Good one - but it reminds me about the religious fundies who see no reason to change anything about global warming because the rapture is just around the corner anyway :-)

Don't forget the Y2K doomsday folks! ;)

Evolution is a force of nature so we won't be able to ignore it forever, with or without AGI. I am not talking about local minima either - I want to get as close to the center of the optimal path as necessary to ensure having us around for a very long time with a very high likelihood.

Gravity is a force of nature too. It's time to reach escape velocity before the planet is engulfed by a black hole.

Comment author: StefanPernar 18 November 2009 04:57:39AM 0 points [-]

Gravity is a force of nature too. It's time to reach escape velocity before the planet is engulfed by a black hole.

Interesting analogy - it would be correct if we would call our alignment with evolutionary forces achieving escape velocity. What one is doing by resisting evolutionary pressures however is constant energy expenditure while failing to reach escape velocity. Like hovering a space shuttle at a constant altitude of 10 km: no matter how much energy you brig along, eventually the boosters will run out of fuel and the whole thing comes crushing down.

Comment author: wedrifid 18 November 2009 05:12:12AM *  0 points [-]

Interesting analogy - it would be correct if we would call our alignment with evolutionary forces achieving escape velocity.

I could almost agree with this so long as 'obliterate any competitive threat then do whatever the hell we want including, as as desired, removing all need for death, reproduction and competition over resources' is included in the scope of 'alignment with evolutionary forces'.

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