From: Anders Sandberg (asa@nada.kth.se)
Date: Tue Aug 26 2003 - 06:17:40 MDT
On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 09:09:59PM -0400, Robin Hanson wrote:
> On AM 8/22/2003 Anders wrote:
> >Just found the site of the International Journal of Astrobiology.
> >... Especially one paper caught my eye:
> >
> >http://journals.cambridge.org/bin/bladerunner?REQUNIQ=1061542659&REQSESS=8579264&118000REQEVENT=&REQINT1=163278&REQAUTH=0
> >
> >Cultural evolution, the postbiological universe and SETI
>
> I found this paper to be very disappointing - it quoted a bunch
> of things and reviewed standard issues, and then just ended.
> It didn't defend any interesting claims as far as I could tell.
Unfortunately I have to agree now when I read more than the abstract
(bad form of me to suggest papers before reading them in their
entirety. Bayesian priors updated).
I think it is an important paper anyway, since it acts to make the
astrobiology community more awareness of the postbiological
possibilities. As Robert has pointed out, that is a very hard sell
right now.
I guess the proper response to a disappointing paper is to write a
better one.
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