Hawking: "Fear Aliens"
Hawking: "Fear Aliens"
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- raf0
^ nice lecture, but I agree with the following comment:
"B.S.
I mean, the Type 0/1/2/3 thing has little-to-no basis, and the bit about "The transition from Type 0 to Type 1 is the most difficult thing evar" is completely made up, fueled by societal fears, wishful thinking, and a desire to recast certain political views into moral battles upon which rests the survival of our entire civilization, contrasting us with imagined failures in order to satisfy our pride that we may be the ones to overcome."- Aye, bit disappointing to have him rant about something that's not his speciality.detritus
- I mean, I'm a geek - I knew all taht shit before hand. TED's for teaching me things I don't already fantasise about.detritus
- Singularity is impossible, it's basic cybernetics/systems theory. Empires and monopolies must fail.raf
- ...and thus, fall.raf
- Sorry, I wrote singularity and meant unified civilization, single world government etc. Singularity is sth. elseraf