From: JAY DUGGER (duggerj1@charter.net)
Date: Wed Mar 05 2003 - 10:43:10 MST
On Wed, 05 Mar 2003 14:01:56 +0000
Alex Ramonsky <alex@ramonsky.com> wrote:
>Someone asked me yesterday, (I was at a party) 'What is
>an extropian's idea of hell; as in the worst possible
>case scenario at singularity?'
>There followed several suggestions, but the cruncher for
>me was 'Waking up and thinking you've uploaded, finding
>yourself in a big white space full of clouds, and really
>smarmy-looking Jehova's Witnesses.'
>Aaaaaaaaaaaaggggghhhhh!!!!!!!!
>
>Anyone beat that?
>AR
>
>
Assuming you don't have the requirement "Must be around to
appreciate the predicament," I am reminded by a ten-year
old or more comment from sci.nanotech, which I paraphrase
here:
Human extinction is also a Vingean singularity.
I suppose one could argure about the exact wording, but
that's close. Go googling if you care.
Jay Dugger
Who's off to skulk and contemplate mortality...
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