Kurweil's Law of Accelerating Returns

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  1. kmguru

    kmguru Staff Member

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    You are adapting to the population growth, new enemies, micro and macro, understanding of the cosmos...living through crusades...9/11 ...etc...

    The impetus for change is always survival and perpetuation of the specis. That is why you see Latin American women illegally enter USA with great peril.
     
    kmguru, May 17, 2006
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    baumgarten fuck the man Registered Senior Member

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    I agree that we are all constantly adapting. My point is that Kurzweil neglects to factor in that the impetus for such a radical adaptation as the singularity would have to be some as-yet unpredicted threat to the survival of the species; nevermind the economic and technical obstacles to maintaining the constant acceleration of development, or even the high degree of subjectivity with which "development" is judged. It's a very weak argument, and there are plenty of reasons to disagree with it.
     
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    the only similarity between a CD and a record is they both rotate and thats it.
     
    leopold, May 17, 2006
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    Jaster Mereel Hostis Humani Generis Registered Senior Member

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    No, a CD and a record both serve the same function, which is how technology is usually classified. They are quite similar in their purpose; the details of their operation are irrelevant when considering their purpose.
     
    Jaster Mereel, May 17, 2006
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