This is, typically, yet another diatribe that generalizes various "the Singularity" concepts and denigrates them in a single fell swoop.
I adhere to many of the arguments put forth by Ray Kurzweil, who many dismiss as a crank. However, unlike any (at least, most) other self-declared prophets Kurzweil has a solid history of predictions going back at least 21 years. While of course not all of the things he has said have come to pass, or they come to pass at slightly different time periods, more than not they have been spot on.
Of course, some nutcases really do subscribe to The Singularity as a faith. These people don't pay attention to the various sub-disciplines of biology, computer science, and materials science that are among the core fields generally related to The Singularity.
Folks like myself who think that something like TS is ahead of us base our reasoning on the rapid advances that humanity is making in the core fields, not on some religious belief. I'm an atheist and don't believe shit without proof.
Its easy to tear down, but much harder to make a valid argument. Nick Szabo's stating that something will never happen because it hasn't happened yet. I suggest he start listening to what's going on in science.
I adhere to many of the arguments put forth by Ray Kurzweil, who many dismiss as a crank. However, unlike any (at least, most) other self-declared prophets Kurzweil has a solid history of predictions going back at least 21 years. While of course not all of the things he has said have come to pass, or they come to pass at slightly different time periods, more than not they have been spot on.
Of course, some nutcases really do subscribe to The Singularity as a faith. These people don't pay attention to the various sub-disciplines of biology, computer science, and materials science that are among the core fields generally related to The Singularity.
Folks like myself who think that something like TS is ahead of us base our reasoning on the rapid advances that humanity is making in the core fields, not on some religious belief. I'm an atheist and don't believe shit without proof.
Its easy to tear down, but much harder to make a valid argument. Nick Szabo's stating that something will never happen because it hasn't happened yet. I suggest he start listening to what's going on in science.