" I can see arguing with the feasibility of hard takeoff (I don't buy it myself), but if you accept that step, Eliezer's intentions seem correct."

Bambi,

Robin has already said *just that.* I think Eliezer is right that this is a large discussion, and when many of the commenters haven't carefully followed it, comments bringing up points that have already been explicitly addressed will take up a larger and larger share of the comment pool.