On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 12:35 AM, Mark Waser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Because you're *NEVER* going to be sure that you're in a position where you > can prevent that from ever happening. >
That's a current point of disagreement then. Let's iterate from here. I'll break it up this way: 1) If I physically destroy every other intelligent thing, what is going to threaten me? 2) Given 1), if something does come along, what is going to be a standard of friendliness? Can I just say "I'm friendly. Honest." and be done with it, avoiding annihilation? History is rewritten by victors. -- Vladimir Nesov [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: http://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=95818715-a78a9b Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
