If you could live forever, I am pretty sure you would find ways to entertain yourself fairly quickly. Only an idiot would spend all of eternity watching tv. There is a limitless amount of things one can do in the world. |
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Copying your mind will mean there will be a second You. You're not in control of your copy. And we have to be careful when talking about computer-consciousness. Mainly because they may not want to do what you're telling them. Who wants a Robot's Revolt? |
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If you could live forever, I am pretty sure you would find ways to entertain yourself fairly quickly. Only an idiot would spend all of eternity watching tv. There is a limitless amount of things one can do in the world. |
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There are a lot of things to do, but few people will be occupied in doing something forever. |
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Hgld1234 wuz here!
My dream goals
Complete a ToTM [] Hypnotize a DC [] Summon a DC [X] Teleport [X] Play with fire []
The world is finite and thus has a finite number of things one can do. You would eventually have nothing left to do that you haven't done already. It would take awhile, but it would happen. If we're referring to immortality in the form of replacing human consciousness into machine bodies, then it is not out of the question that the "boredom circuit" could be eliminated and you would never get bored. |
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If you have a sense of caring for others, you will manifest a kind of inner strength in spite of your own difficulties and problems. With this strength, your own problems will seem less significant and bothersome to you. By going beyond your own problems and taking care of others, you gain inner strength, self-confidence, courage, and a greater sense of calm.Dalai Lama
The point, in case you missed it, is that you won't particularly care about being a human once you've been put into a robot body that does not have the physical circuit to fear such. |
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I'm all for techno-utopian society. |
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“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.” - Albert Einstein
its more like having nano robots attached to every neuron in your brain increasing your mental processing exponentially and zooming around your circulatory system repairing damage as it happens. |
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The ability to happily respond to any adversity is the divine.
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Well the "mechanical eyes" you're imagining wouldn't be anything like the actual mechanical eye. It would likely look and act (and be composed of mostly the same stuff) just like a human eye except it would be optimized. And those mechanical eyes would probably only be given to people who had lost an eye in the past. The odds are for people who still have eyeballs in their heads it would be like what Xaq said. |
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ahh, yea. |
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“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.” - Albert Einstein
You see how messed up vader was? If you were a parapalgic with burns covering 80% of your body, being given a cyberborg body you can sword fight with would be pretty sweet. |
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Hgld1234 wuz here!
My dream goals
Complete a ToTM [] Hypnotize a DC [] Summon a DC [X] Teleport [X] Play with fire []
My opinion is that uncontrolled transhumanism could result in the extinction of the human species. |
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I am totally down, however knowing some psychopharmacology tied to a solid understanding of pharmacokinetics can go a long way on its own. |
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I would definitely go for transferring myself into either a robotic body or a self repairing ship to travel the universe. (Or both) |
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People sleep peacefully at night only because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would do them harm. -George Orwell
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Since this stuff is somewhat expected, I say the Singularity Institute better MANDATE and control AI as much as possible to benefit humanity. If it's GOING to happen, I say, make human-created technology completely supportive of mankind. It should be there to assist us, not lead us. |
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