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Re:Talkin' about a Revolution by eMPee584 on Monday March 31, 2025 @05:52AM (#43533079)
Oh, coincidentally, that is just the time window of the technological singularity.. where we either ascend to a peace- & powerful interplanetary civilization - or accidentally eradicate ourselves out of a collective lack of wisdom and sense of connectedness. Let's play..
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Re:Talkin' about a Revolution by facile3232 on Monday March 31, 2025 @06:21AM (#43533241)
I think the "technological singularity" is just the rapture for people who listen to sam harris
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Re:Talkin' about a Revolution by jddj on Monday March 31, 2025 @07:05AM (#43533555)
Not to take anything away from this witty comment, but I think Harris is more on the doomer side?

Maybe that's what you meant after all.

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Re:Talkin' about a Revolution by facile3232 on Monday March 31, 2025 @01:19PM (#43537408)
You're quite right; I think the "rationalists" tend to be a little more cynical (or realistic, as most would probably put it).
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Re:Talkin' about a Revolution by alabastervlog on Monday March 31, 2025 @09:18AM (#43534732)
Millenarianism is evergreen.
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