Re:Philosophy of science books every computer scientist shou...
by pron on Saturday December 12, 2015 @05:03AM
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> What prescriptions does singulartism give on how to live?
Well, not singularitarianism alone, because it is certainly just a subset of a belief system, but the prescriptive side of that culture is known as CFAR[1], I believe, where Yudkowsky plays a role.
> You can define things however you want.
Not how I want, but how academics who study religion define them.
> What are some other cults, aside from the ones I would agree to be cults (Scientology and such). What are some other religions aside from the ones I would agree to be religions (Islam, Christianity, Buddhism and such...)
A notable one (that has so far taken many forms) is New Age. It is related to another called theosophy (of the Theosophical Society).
Well, not singularitarianism alone, because it is certainly just a subset of a belief system, but the prescriptive side of that culture is known as CFAR[1], I believe, where Yudkowsky plays a role.
> You can define things however you want.
Not how I want, but how academics who study religion define them.
> What are some other cults, aside from the ones I would agree to be cults (Scientology and such). What are some other religions aside from the ones I would agree to be religions (Islam, Christianity, Buddhism and such...)
A notable one (that has so far taken many forms) is New Age. It is related to another called theosophy (of the Theosophical Society).
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Applied_Rationality