From: Ben Goertzel (ben@goertzel.org)
Date: Thu Jan 24 2002 - 23:55:39 MST
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Amen, but in moderation.
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"Moderation in all things ... including moderation" -- Ben Franklin...
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And don't forget about exploring alternate states of consciousness, that is
valuable for the Singularity too.
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Yes, it was on dimethyl tryptamine that Terrence and Dennis McKenna foresaw
the arrival of the Singularity in 2012 ;>
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Lust I'm less keen about. I don't believe in rational love, love wastes
too much time and is too much like a valueless drug. When being on the net
incites more emotion than "real life", would you spend all your time on it,
anyone?
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Wellll.... I'm a big fan of both lust and love, and like many people I
prefer them most of all in a synergetic combination ;> !! My own intuition
is that post-Singularity digital existence going to have its own intense
emotional feelings even more satisfying than the lust and love many of us
savor during this human life...
ben
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