On Sun, Nov 11, 2007 at 02:16:06PM -0500, Edward W. Porter wrote:
> Its way out, but not crazy. If humanity or some mechanical legacy of us
> ever comes out the other end of the first century after superhuman
> intelligence arrives, it or they will be ready to start playing in the
> Galactic big leagues.
Or, if Nick Bostrom is right about his simulation argument, then
perhaps instead our simulators will reveal themselves to us.
So far, I find Bostrom's work as one of the more reasonable
solutions to the Fermi paradox ('where are they?').
--linas
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