On 4/18/08, Richard Loosemore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thomas McCabe wrote: > > > On 4/18/08, Richard Loosemore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Such a discussion list would be just another exclusive club for people > > > dedicated to spineless Yudkowsky-worship. > > > > > > Richard Loosemore > > > > > > > > > > Eli's not a member of fai-logistics, and I don't think he even knows > > about it yet. As for your challenge, you have to convince other people > > that your theory is of some merit before people will consider it > > seriously. > > > > > > People *have* taken both the challenge and my theory (two different things, > notice) seriously. They just do not belong to the SIAI group, and they do > not make their views known in these public fora. They just communicate with > me offlist.
Who are these people? Investors? Colleagues? Interested amateurs? > Your suggestion that I have to convince people of its merits before they > take it seriously is rather naive (if you will forgive me for saying so). If *someone* isn't convinced of its merits, what separates your idea from Gene Ray's Time Cube? > The particular kind of people who are prepared to defend their views with > any amount of incoherent rationalization, and who will use any amount of > personal slander to attack people they dislike, are not going to be > convinced of anything if it does not suit them, nor will they ever take it > seriously. Not everyone has to take your idea seriously (look at evolution!), but you must be able to convince *someone* of the merits of your work. Even crazy cult leaders can attract large followings. > I am quite content, at this stage, to point to the sum total of all the > responses to my suggestion, and let others judge the situation as it stands. > > I will elaborate on the ideas when I have written down the framework that > allows people to understand the ideas easily. All in good time. > > > > > > Richard Loosemore > > ------------------------------------------- > singularity > Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/11983/=now > RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/11983/ > Modify Your Subscription: > http://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > -- - Tom http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/tom ------------------------------------------- singularity Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/11983/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/11983/ Modify Your Subscription: http://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=4007604&id_secret=101816851-9a120b Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
