tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11168555.post7607605980052377452..comments2024-03-29T06:41:55.943-04:00Comments on The Multiverse According to Ben: Is the Technological Singularity a "Final Cause" of Human History?Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12743597120529571571noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11168555.post-7996910108216882552021-07-29T06:43:19.376-04:002021-07-29T06:43:19.376-04:00I’ve recently started a site, the information you ...<br />I’ve recently started a site, the information you offer on this site has helped me greatly. Thanks for all of your time & work.<br /><br />Also visit my webpage - <a href="https://bamgosoo.com" rel="nofollow">강남오피</a> <br> (jk)<br /><br />bamgosoocomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618862331641458532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11168555.post-59825666476343209552017-07-29T18:09:13.840-04:002017-07-29T18:09:13.840-04:00I prefer call Omega Point, when all is possible. O...I prefer call Omega Point, when all is possible. Omnipotent Artilects Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782949972532328627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11168555.post-74590719437155543622014-12-07T16:40:19.434-05:002014-12-07T16:40:19.434-05:00Could also be that low entropy universes are gener...Could also be that low entropy universes are generally preferred, and a singularity could potentially reduce entropy by a huge amount. <br /><br />If the universe actively pursues low entropy via consciousness, and a singularity would increase the scope and quality of consciousness in the universe, then perhaps that is the preferred path.Elliot Sumnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03295234216943381667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11168555.post-29455730160839076792014-12-03T18:05:55.150-05:002014-12-03T18:05:55.150-05:00Could "surprisingness" be quantified as ...Could "surprisingness" be quantified as a "hard to predict"? For example, a problem whose solution is hard to find but easy to check is in this category.Stephen Paul Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12854545182901504082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11168555.post-60319513349870021982014-11-25T05:11:53.816-05:002014-11-25T05:11:53.816-05:00Interesting. I haven't had the time to fully r...Interesting. I haven't had the time to fully read the Surprising Multiverse Theory. But it seems similar to Hans Moravec's Quantum Immortality theory, in the sense that there is a mathematical tendency for a particular set of universes to be selected and persisted. Additionally, both sets of universes would lead towards a singularity, because in Quantum Immortality, in the world we live in, you would essentially need a Singularity in order to be immortal. <br /><br />Although I try not to think about such things, because it doesn't have any practical use that I can think of :O)Mark Nuzznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11168555.post-52055409299190080772014-11-24T09:00:19.557-05:002014-11-24T09:00:19.557-05:00Should we not expect 'intelligence' to ult...Should we not expect 'intelligence' to ultimately discover an optimal future state? <br /><br />Terrence McKenna talked a lot about novelty (suprisingness). <br /><br />Kiss boredom goodbye & hang-on for the ride.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18060379565916193009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11168555.post-28932890765266604012014-11-23T22:32:28.570-05:002014-11-23T22:32:28.570-05:00If God did not exist, of would be necessary to inv...If God did not exist, of would be necessary to invent him. That's what civilization is.<br />God:humans::you: your cellsThe Android Doctorrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08017505155703598859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11168555.post-82681178847251122862014-11-23T11:05:28.986-05:002014-11-23T11:05:28.986-05:00I am not aware of a technical definition of 's...I am not aware of a technical definition of 'surprisingness', but semantics tell me that it is an extremely relative concept. "from the perspective of observer O", which would be all of humanity if we assume that it will affect the whole planet. Very possibly the tech singularity would be surprising to a current majority, but the closer 'it comes' the smaller the proportion of surprisees will be. Following this logic it would become less likely the greater its probability looks to a majority. On the other hand it will be more likely that something completely different happens, the most likely event 'drawing' us in will be one that absolutely nobody anticipates.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05531732331781269531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11168555.post-91027106397599974542014-11-23T10:07:43.236-05:002014-11-23T10:07:43.236-05:00Incidentally, Memo to Ben:
I am aware that you ha...Incidentally, Memo to Ben:<br /><br />I am aware that you have elsewhere commented that the 'entities' one encounters while under certain entheogens seem as though they could be real intelligences with an existence independent from one's own mind.<br /><br />I've been working on a novel for quite a while now which treats this suggestion as a given of the plot. So I have you (among a few others) for giving me room to say, "Well, I can think of at least one smarter guy than me who takes this idea seriously."TCBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08153506222271955110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11168555.post-3242413644236521092014-11-23T09:52:26.535-05:002014-11-23T09:52:26.535-05:00Ahem, Old Singularitarian, if you have to ask who ...Ahem, Old Singularitarian, if you have to ask who Ben Goertzel is, you haven't been hanging around singularitarians that long.TCBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08153506222271955110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11168555.post-51395042396022492042014-11-23T00:47:09.562-05:002014-11-23T00:47:09.562-05:00Hmm, Reddit has a link to here. Who is this Ben Go...Hmm, <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/2n4hgf/ben_goertzel_is_the_technological_singularity_a/" rel="nofollow">Reddit</a> has a link to here. Who is this Ben Goertzel guy, anyway? Some kind of Singularity guru?The Old Singularitarianhttp://ballardseniorcenter.org/SupportUs/SponsorUs.aspxnoreply@blogger.com