From: "Anders Sandberg" <asa@nada.kth.se>
> But even knowing about this phenomenon doesn't mean you can easily
> overcome it. It is a frighteningly strong inhibition, due to a somewhat
> simplistic brain.
More frightening is that this strong inhibition can be circumvented in the
case of kamikaze religious fanatics such as the ones who hi-jacked US
airliners on September 11, 2001.
Stay hungry,
--J. R.
Useless hypotheses, etc.:
consciousness, phlogiston, philosophy, vitalism, mind, free will, qualia,
analog computing, cultural relativism, GAC, Cyc, Eliza, cryonics, individual
uniqueness, ego, human values
Everything that can happen has already happened, not just once,
but an infinite number of times, and will continue to do so forever.
(Everything that can happen = more than anyone can imagine.)
We won't move into a better future until we debunk religiosity, the most
regressive force now operating in society.
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