On 08/09/07, Matt Mahoney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree this is a great risk. The motivation to upload is driven by fear of > death and our incorrect but biologically programmed belief in consciousness. > The result will be the extinction of human life and its replacement with > godlike intelligence, possibly this century. The best we can do is view this > as a good thing, because the alternative -- a rational approach to our own > intelligence -- would result in extinction with no replacement.
If my upload is deluded about its consciousness in exactly the same way you claim I am deluded about my consciousness, that's good enough for me. -- Stathis Papaioannou ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=4007604&id_secret=39793371-22c02b
