Interstellar Lifeboat for Humanity

by SYN 3 Replies latest social physical

  • SYN
    SYN

    These guys are trying to build an interstellar "lifeboat" to "save" humanity from Singularity. They also say it might come in handy in case of the worst happening, for instance, "The Infinite Gray Goo Incident" is a good example of a catastrophe that would neccessitate the production of an interstellar lifeboat, as the entire Earth would be converted into a giant gray blob of pico and femtomachines.

    Do you think this is feasible within our lifetime? Surely some chance of surviving the Infinite Gray Goo Incident is a good thing, and considering humanity's excellent record at being able to contain accidents (Chernobyl), it's probably not a bad idea.

    But, escaping Singularity? You could no more escape Singularity than you could escape your own left foot! Really!

    Perhaps these people do not truly understand the portent of Singularity.

    [SYN], Rant of The Morning, With Link, Class.

  • czarofmischief
    czarofmischief

    Um, SYN, I'm a big fan of your work, but...

    Shouldn't you be a little more alert to the signs of a scam artist at work? ie. vague threats, lofty promises, impossible standards, appeals for money?

    CZAR

  • SYN
    SYN

    "My work" eh? Thanks for the compliment, but most of it is really just stuff I kinda jot down, thought-stream style LOL.

    You do raise some interesting points though. Mainly, I'm a questioner of anything as lofty as this - it's definitely something that probably won't happen in our lifetimes, but it is a good idea. However, if people use this idea as a hook to garner money from others and then don't deliver, then that would be despicable!

    See that's why I asked the people on this site what they thought. Many of us here are experts at detecting BS

    One thing is their insistence on escaping Singularity, which is ridiculous! Dontcha think?

  • SYN
    SYN

    Maybe they should put the Governing Body on one of these "lifeboats".

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