On 1/11/06, Eugen Leitl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My eventual conclusion is that all of the humanity is finished, > and that machines will rule the earth. Soon, maybe even within > our lifetimes.
My own theory is that given sufficient advances in technology, we will have nothing to do, or too much to do, either way it will hit an extreme. Religion and other mental crutches will give way to more rational scientific thought. There will be increasingly more people who will posess their own ideas, and not spoon fed sophisms. They will choose to therefore live in their own virtual worlds, and interact lesser and lesser with real life human beings. I'm guessing this will either lead to an enlightened existence (unlikely), or all of humanity growing depressed and commiting suicide realizing the pointless life that remains to be led. Cheeni
