In a message dated 7/20/00 12:10:43 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
emlyn@one.net.au writes:
<< Is it really as clear cut as we often make out that SIs would entirely
 dominate sub-SIs? Or is there some room for competition, based on different
 requirements? For instance, perhaps those SIs will require so much energy to
 operate, that there can't be many of them, and they can't really afford the
 effort required to stomp out all those pesky human-nests. Thoughts?
 
 Emlyn >>
Just guessing, but the more advanced the supermind, the less concerned with 
aquiring raw material and energy they need to be. If there are any superminds 
current in this universe, they have not made themselves known to us little 
peeplings. 
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