Re: An essay I just wrote on the Singularity.

From: Perry E. Metzger (perry@piermont.com)
Date: Sun Jan 04 2004 - 21:43:51 MST


Tommy McCabe <rocketjet314@yahoo.com> writes:
> The idea of not doing something because if everybody
> did it, the result would be bad is justifiable only if

Don't tell me. Tell Immanuel Kant. He was a big pissant, you
know. Very rarely stable.

> there is a significant Bayesian probability of 1),
> everyone doing it, or at least enough people to cause
> said horror scenario, and 2), the act of you taking
> that action to significantly increase probability 1).

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Perry E. Metzger		perry@piermont.com


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