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Re:Ray Kurzweil: AI is still on course to outpace human inte... by md224 on Monday January 21, 2019 @05:25PM (#18964208)
> Kurzweil really, really, really does not want to die.

So strange, considering that non-existence is the one thing that every conscious being is guaranteed to never experience. Why run from something that can never catch you?

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Re:Ray Kurzweil: AI is still on course to outpace human inte... by mikeash on Monday January 21, 2019 @07:30PM (#18964953)
Because creatures who felt compelled to run from it had a better chance of passing on their genes than creatures who didn’t, leaving us all with an instinctual desire to avoid death.
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Re:Ray Kurzweil: AI is still on course to outpace human inte... by ganzuul on Monday January 21, 2019 @05:45PM (#18964350)
That is a logical argument, but presumes existence is logical. - Another thing to cast into doubt when staring as deep as you do seem to into the abyss.
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Re:Ray Kurzweil: AI is still on course to outpace human inte... by Ericson2314 on Monday January 21, 2019 @06:10PM (#18964505)
The near term "reptilian" fear of death seems axiomatic. The longer term one I can only charcterize as FOMO.
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Re:Ray Kurzweil: AI is still on course to outpace human inte... by goatlover on Monday January 21, 2019 @06:46PM (#18964729)
He values continuing to experience, like most people.
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