[much interesting commentary snipped]
> Eliezer: > I wouldn't trust den Otter on this one, Spike.
>
> D.den Otter wrote: Of course not. Trust no-one, Spike, and certainly not
> Eliezer,
> who values the Singularity more than your, mine or anyone else's...
The only people I *do* trust in this life are those who act in their own *ultimate* best interest, and admit that they do so. It is logical to work towards a singularity, on the belief that such a course is ultimately in ones own best interest. Right? spike