Re: Big Bang is Bunk

From: Zero Powers (zero_powers@hotmail.com)
Date: Sat Jul 28 2001 - 03:50:38 MDT


>From: "Eliezer S. Yudkowsky" <sentience@pobox.com>

>Samantha Atkins wrote:
> >
> > My own view of the ultimate ends of the universe and the fate of
> > life/mind/consciousness is that Mind ultimately will transcend
> > matter/energy/space/time entirely.
>
>If this is technologically feasible, why wouldn't we do it thirty physical
>seconds after the Singularity? Why should this be saved for the grand
>finale?

If it is feasible it will probably happen as soon as possible. However my
guess is that transcending "matter/energy/space/time entirely" is something
that would give even a post-singularity AI some pause.

-Zero

Life is good. Refuse to die.

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