Comment on Trailer now available for Ray Kurzweil's movie, "Transcendent Man"parentComments−scott_s17yOur "plate" is probably not all of the known universe. We may never leave this solar system.−jksmith17yWhich makes for another interesting issue. Some Packlid may be reading this and thinking, "What do you mean "we" human?" Kurzweil may still (already) be proven right, whether we make it happen or not. Just some whimsy for thought.−GHFigs17yWhat makes you think that?−scott_s17yCharles Stross, a science fiction writer, has an interesting essay about the difficulties involved: http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2007/06/the_high...His conclusion is that it's unlikely, and I agree.
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Our "plate" is probably not all of the known universe. We may never leave this solar system.
Which makes for another interesting issue. Some Packlid may be reading this and thinking, "What do you mean "we" human?" Kurzweil may still (already) be proven right, whether we make it happen or not. Just some whimsy for thought.
What makes you think that?
Charles Stross, a science fiction writer, has an interesting essay about the difficulties involved: http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2007/06/the_high...
His conclusion is that it's unlikely, and I agree.