On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 11:24 AM, Steve Richfield <[email protected] > wrote: ...
> > Perhaps someday when I am (even) older, after listening to the evening > news regarding the draconian population control measures that are being > successfully enforced, akin to those China is now enforcing, there will be > a knock on my door. A uniformed officer will introduce a couple of young > ladies that have been assigned for me to impregnate. Only then will the > light of hope for the human race dawn for me. Until then - the future of > the human race seems pretty hopeless, with or without AGIs. Just imagine > the resistance if an AGI or human tried to institute THAT, or ay other > effective measures of population control or genetic selection. > > Any thoughts? > > My first thought on reading your message was to laugh -- so thanks for the entertainment ;D My second thought upon reading your message was to reflect upon the wisdom of continuing the operation of this mailing list ;-p I'm all for freedom of expression, and letting a zillion freak flags fly.... OTOH, there aren't many public fora for AGI discussion, so it's unfortunate that a forum with such a high frequency of THIS sort of discussion, is the most prominent public forum for AGI discourse ;-o ... But, so it goes.... Warts and all, I think the list is worth retaining, as it does provide a place for AGI newbies to find other AGI enthusiasts.... Even if, as a friend recently remarked to me, the list traffic largely consists of "the same three people saying the same three things over and over, with occasional mildly amusing variations" ... ;) ben ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
