I'm with you; after all, I'm Davros. Or, I will be if that becomes an
option.(if the reference escapes you, go find some Doctor Who reruns and
watch them with the zeal of a zealot).
I have a slightly different take on it, however; I'd risk death to be
amongst the first with a serious chance of uploading or IA, where those
techniques were likely to turn into positive feedback (read Singularity).
When we last discussed it, I said I'd probably go with it at 10% likelihood
of success (that is, a 90% chance of death as a side-effect). That's how
lowly I judge the utility of being amongst those left behind.
I'm thinking 15% now; maybe I'm chickening out.
Emlyn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Future Bokov" <alexboko@umich.edu>
To: <extropians@extropy.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 11:44 PM
Subject: Re: Cryo-suspension for death row
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> On Tue, 10 Oct 2000, Samantha Atkins wrote:
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> > Alex Future Bokov wrote:
> >
> > > Read my response to Eugene. I'm sick of hearing this worse than death
> > > routine. The furthest I'll venture is that none of us have experienced
> > > death, and therefore how can we judge? If one is allowed to
extrapolate
> > > from being unconscious though, I'd rather suffer continuously than be
> > > unconscious.
> > >
> >
> >
> > I will hope for your sake that no surgeon who has to perform a major
> > operation on you takes this statement seriously.
>
> I hope she does take this statement seriously. It's a serious statement,
> and it's her job to do so.
>
> --Fondly, Alex
> the only person who's still militantly into
> remaining alive no matter what, it would seem.
>
> - --
>
> POM OKC bomb
> Why are the above words in my signature? Check out:
> http://www.echelon.wiretapped.net
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