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Comment author: ata 08 February 2010 03:32:39AM *  6 points [-]

If that were true about the Singularity, then wouldn't it be correct to criticize the people who make predictions about it?

Comment author: Bugle 09 February 2010 07:57:56PM 1 point [-]

Depends on your objectives. If you believe the singularity is something that will happen regardless then it's harmless to spin scenarios. I gather that people like Elizier figure that the Singularity will happen unavoidably but that it can be steered towards optimum outcomes by setting down the initial parameters, in which case I suppose it's good to have an official line about "how things could be/how we want things to be"