What if the "Singularity" gets out of control and messes up Gaia?
I don't worry about it *too* much, but it's certainly a possibility.
I don't just mean technologically, I also mean politically, and in
the effects that the new technologies will have on the political
structure. With no more Cold War, there's no telling what bored
and powerful politicians will do. I would prefer to see at least
some Diaspora before anything much like what people have been
predicting for the "Singularity" gets going.
Also, what about the hundreds or thousands of Amor, Apollo, and
Aten objects that cross Earth's orbit? Or even better, a high energy
comet? We are on the edge of being able to buy ourselves insurance
against the fate of the dinosaurs... I don't like keeping all my
eggs in just one basket.
-- Eric Watt Forste ++ arkuat@pobox.com ++ http://www.pobox.com/~arkuat/