From: Robin Hanson (rhanson@gmu.edu)
Date: Thu Aug 14 2003 - 14:36:27 MDT
On 8/7/2003, BillK wrote:
> > http://hanson.gmu.edu/filluniv.pdf
>
>As an aside, Robin's excellent analysis assumes a space-capable
>civilization whose main objective is expansion and colonisation. Like a
>Star Trek type of civ. It doesn't help with the problem of WHY a
>post-singularity civilization composed almost entirely of old, immortal
>beings already in possession of virtually unlimited resources would want
>to expand.
My analysis is of a selection effect operating on motivations. Given
a diversity of motivations, I look at what evolutionary selection on
such motivations produces in terms of behavior at the leading edge of
spatial expansion.
Robin Hanson rhanson@gmu.edu http://hanson.gmu.edu
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