timtyler comments on A survey of anti-cryonics writing - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Bugle 08 February 2010 02:54:34AM *  0 points [-]

I've also encountered people who criticize the predictions surrounding the singularity, which misses the point that the singularity is the point beyond which predictions cannot be made.

edit: Didn't mean that as a comprehensive definition.

Comment author: timtyler 08 February 2010 11:25:27PM *  1 point [-]

There is no "point beyond which predictions cannot be made". That is a SF fantasy.

Comment author: Bugle 09 February 2010 07:53:41PM -1 points [-]

God forbid someone might mistake our hypothetical discussions about future smarter than human artificial intelligences for science fiction.