On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 10:47 PM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote:
Quote - Environment Problem an amusing story about a demon giving a man an
advance glimpse of Hell, was collected in Space 1, an anthology edited by
Richard Davis.
Wireheading is of course a term taken from Larry Niven's known
On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 1:08 AM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote:
On 10/20/2013 3:53 AM, Telmo Menezes wrote:
If this was possible, wouldn't you choose it? If not, why not?
I have a recurring similar discussion with a friend: suppose you could
be put in a capsule on life support and given
On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 12:54 AM, LizR lizj...@gmail.com wrote:
This is explored in (amongst other places) the final chapter of A history
of the world in 10 1/2 chapters. (The converse is explored in a short story
by Michael Moorcock about someone who goes to Hell and finds it quite
pleasant
On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 2:36 AM, Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.com wrote:
On Sunday, October 20, 2013 7:08:14 PM UTC-4, Brent wrote:
On 10/20/2013 3:53 AM, Telmo Menezes wrote:
If this was possible, wouldn't you choose it? If not, why not?
I have a recurring similar discussion with a
On Monday, October 21, 2013 5:52:34 AM UTC-4, telmo_menezes wrote:
On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 2:36 AM, Craig Weinberg
whats...@gmail.comjavascript:
wrote:
On Sunday, October 20, 2013 7:08:14 PM UTC-4, Brent wrote:
On 10/20/2013 3:53 AM, Telmo Menezes wrote:
If this was
On Monday, October 21, 2013 5:34:09 AM UTC-4, telmo_menezes wrote:
On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 1:08 AM, meekerdb meek...@verizon.netjavascript:
wrote:
On 10/20/2013 3:53 AM, Telmo Menezes wrote:
If this was possible, wouldn't you choose it? If not, why not?
I have a recurring similar
On Sunday, October 20, 2013 10:11:22 PM UTC-4, yanniru wrote:
Craig: I don't think that is actually possible. The intellect can
conceive of monotonous bliss, but that does not mean that is the way that
bliss could work.
Exactly. That's what I am talking about with Telmo, below. Like the
On 10/21/2013 2:34 AM, Telmo Menezes wrote:
On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 1:08 AM, meekerdb meeke...@verizon.net wrote:
On 10/20/2013 3:53 AM, Telmo Menezes wrote:
If this was possible, wouldn't you choose it? If not, why not?
I have a recurring similar discussion with a friend: suppose you could
be
Quote - Environment Problem an amusing story about a demon giving a man an
advance glimpse of Hell, was collected in Space 1, an anthology edited by
Richard Davis.
Wireheading is of course a term taken from Larry Niven's known space
stories, Gil Hamilton and the ARM and so on.
On 21 October
On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Craig Weinberg whatsons...@gmail.com wrote:
Another way of approaching human emulation.
Step 1: Manufacture an inexpensive biofeedback monitor that you plug into
your internet enabled device.
Step 2: Braindora reads up your personal data and compares it
On Sunday, October 20, 2013 6:53:41 AM UTC-4, telmo_menezes wrote:
On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Craig Weinberg
whats...@gmail.comjavascript:
wrote:
Another way of approaching human emulation.
Step 1: Manufacture an inexpensive biofeedback monitor that you plug
into
your
On Sunday, October 20, 2013 7:08:14 PM UTC-4, Brent wrote:
On 10/20/2013 3:53 AM, Telmo Menezes wrote:
If this was possible, wouldn't you choose it? If not, why not?
I have a recurring similar discussion with a friend: suppose you could
be put in a capsule on life support and given a
Craig: I don't think that is actually possible. The intellect can conceive
of monotonous bliss, but that does not mean that is the way that bliss
could work. A bliss that you cannot escape from is ultimately a prison. Our
understanding of sensation points to relation of contrasts, not to
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