Rationality Quotes September 2012

Jayson_Virissimo

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Do not quote yourself
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No more than 5 quotes per person per monthly thread, please.

Sorry, Earth won't last a hundred years?

The idea seems to be that even if there is a friendly singularity, Earth will be turned into computronium or otherwise transformed.

0A1987dM14y

I guess he means “only last a hundred years”, not “last at least a hundred years”.

3TheOtherDave14y

I am surprised that this claim surprises you. A big part of SI's claimed value proposition is the idea that humanity is on the cusp of developing technologies that will kill us all if not implemented in specific ways that non-SI folk don't take seriously enough.