Brian_Jaress2 comments on Against Devil's Advocacy - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Brian_Jaress2 09 June 2008 05:59:31AM 4 points [-]

"On the other hand, it is really hard for me to visualize the proposition that there is no kind of mind substantially stronger than a human one. I have trouble believing that the human brain, which just barely suffices to run a technological civilization that can build a computer, is also the theoretical upper limit of effective intelligence."

I don't think visualization is a very good test of whether a proposition is true. I can visualize an asteroidal chocolate cake much more easily than an entire cake-free asteroid belt.

But what about other ways for your Singularity to be impossible?