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The Singularity denotes an event that will take place in the material world, the inevitable next step in the evolutionary process that started with biological evolution and has extended through human-directed technological evolution. however, it is precisely in the world of matter and energy that we...(more)
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  ~C4Chaos : (hyper)linker

Are You a Singularitarian?

~C4Chaos said Apr 24, 2006, 2:09 PM:

 

Ray Kurzweil describes The Singularity as:

…a future period during which the pace of technological change will be so rapid, its impact so deep, that human life will be irreversibly transformed. Although neither utopian nor dystopian, this epoch will transform the concepts that we rely on to give meaning to our lives, from our business models to the cycle of human life, including death itself. Understanding the Singularity will alter our perspective on the significance of our past and the ramifications of our future. To truly understand it inherently changes one's view of life in general and one's own particular life. I regard someone who understands the Singularity and who has reflected on its implications for his or her own life as “singularitarian.”

Ray Kurzweil, The Singularity Is Near

so yeah, once you understand the implications of the Singularity, then congratulate yourself on being a singularitarian.

 

Re: Are You a Singularitarian?

deepsurface [no longer around] said Apr 25, 2006, 10:18 PM:

 

I guess I am, but I'm going to hang on to a little scepticism at least until I finish The Singularity is Near.