The quest for immortality continues. As I recall from the olden days it was a "Fountain of Youth" that was going to do it. I had no idea folks considered somehow quantifying their consciousness and removing it from bodily constraints.
The arrogance of it all is what is astounding. To think that one's consciousness is so valuable it should endure for all time. I believe we are born to an era, our brains adapt to that era, and then our time is over. Sort of like one ant on a hill, important for a time, have a role to play, and then make way for the next ant.
I wonder how that consciousness would interact satisfactorily with the world around it without a body as a facilitator of communication. It would be like being glued to a chair at a coffee shop for eternity. I suppose a case can be made for virtual reality. And who would maintain the holders of this consciousness?
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Space/Science » in reply to IEEE Spectrum Articles on "The Singularity"
That's really quite amazing.
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- IEEE Spectrum Articles on "The Singularity"
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- That's really quite amazing.