I have wondered about sex with an alien species that is no longer reproductive (they build their progeny), has no genitals and uses sex to transfer information, making learning something of bliss. Offered opportunity to remodel like them, I accept. There are certain fears in this concerning body parts.
We could already learn a lot fro how we go about teaching-programming machines. Language turns out not much as we commonly imagine. I guess most people are scared to display their ignorance and lack of imagination. I think it is an evolutionary step too. On Monday, March 9, 2015 at 5:35:50 PM UTC, facilitator wrote: > > I believe the fear tends to be more social than practical. This is why we > are in a current war of ideologies concerning whatever was done 500 years > ago and keeping outdated traditions. > I believe it is also a misplaced respect for prior generations. > It was oft said in religious circles of the seven last words of the dying > church: "We never did it that way before". > People don't seem too afraid when the need is greater than the outcome to > get a hip replaced. Getting mechanical body parts is simply the next step > in evolution. > > On Monday, March 9, 2015 at 11:24:59 AM UTC-4, archytas wrote: >> >> Right on Tony - though we have run into some language problems on the >> semantic web. I would be cyborg already if I could solder the chips in. >> Can't get anyone else to do it. >> >> We might not need the chips, A 3-d virtual environment with light >> removing false memories (already done in mice) and 'burning in' new ones >> might be enough. We are down to the synaptic level now. >> >> But what is the fear we have of such conversion and enhancement? >> >> We can think of ourselves in a much more self-contained form, not even >> reliant on food, able to directly use energy like rock bacteria, without >> even photosynthesis. I am scared our technology isn't up to this yet, not >> of the possibilities. >> >> On Monday, March 9, 2015 at 1:58:31 PM UTC, facilitator wrote: >>> >>> A machine-human hybrid would be ideal. >>> >>> This will happen in the not to distant future. Memory chips will >>> supplement our minds and give us instant knowledge as to the best route to >>> take in moral or physical tasks. >>> >>> As an industrial engineer I can see this happening right now. >>> >>> As the tower of Babel was being built God said: (Paraphrased) "nothing >>> will be impossible for mankind now because they have one language and they >>> will become like "us". Let us confuse their language." >>> >>> Now, in computers, we once again have a common language. The only thing >>> that hinders man is not ability but imagination. >>> >>> On Monday, March 9, 2015 at 8:23:35 AM UTC-4, archytas wrote: >>>> >>>> You're wrong on this Allan, in the technical sense. Of course, you are >>>> also right that corruption remains a big problem. RP has the right idea >>>> on >>>> what our intent should be and we can't make Terminators (though we can >>>> make >>>> bullets that target track). We have machines making sell and buy orders >>>> and searching for 'sign' in world text etc. >>>> >>>> But the question is more about our fears on this matter - do they come >>>> from Terminator, some deep place in which we know we are pathetically >>>> irrational, selfish and from which we would be shown up by a couple of >>>> decent adding machines (this was Frank Soddy's statement in the 1920's on >>>> banking). Are we just dead scared of change that involves getting rid of >>>> the tyrants? >>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
