tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post7409547331201036881..comments2023-10-25T06:10:36.238-05:00Comments on Chapterhouse: Wrap your heads around thisCandacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-54506788721498513502007-09-09T00:12:00.000-05:002007-09-09T00:12:00.000-05:00Yes! Thanks for sending me on what will probably ...Yes! Thanks for sending me on what will probably be a long, enjoyable time at Google! I love this kind of stuff.Snavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13763424943041003098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-59493847162159868572007-09-08T13:00:00.000-05:002007-09-08T13:00:00.000-05:00Snave, ooh! That book sounds like something I'd li...Snave, ooh! That book sounds like something I'd like to read - I'll look for it!<BR/><BR/>I'm of the same mind (heh) about humanity evolving a sort of collective consciousness (assuming we don't blow ourselves up first.) What we're talking about may be a "phase transition," (which of course has nothing to do with the so-called Rapture.) I did a post about consciousness and such here: http://Candacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-64779280106374438612007-09-07T23:11:00.000-05:002007-09-07T23:11:00.000-05:00Those links are pretty scary, Candace... I don't ...Those links are pretty scary, Candace... I don't wanna become one with circuitry! I'd be joining the Butlerian Jihad, I'm sure.<BR/><BR/>I'm currently reading "2012" by Daniel Pinchbeck, and he attempts to link things he sees in the world today with the return of Quetzlcoatl at the end of the Mayan calendar on or around the winter solstice in the year 2012. The book isn't nearly as New Age-y Snavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13763424943041003098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-25531258014045542742007-09-03T12:41:00.000-05:002007-09-03T12:41:00.000-05:00MC, I'll concede the power of hormones in the equa...MC, I'll concede the power of hormones in the equation (which is why I excluded adolescent males.)<BR/><BR/>As to power outages - I disagree. The Singularity occurs when technology reaches the point where it's possible for the Singularity to occur - when everything's in place - the tech, the infrastructure, the advancements in AI and medicine - all of it. That will be the point of no return. <BR/Candacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-47274248028467553132007-09-03T11:03:00.000-05:002007-09-03T11:03:00.000-05:00Candace, you're underestimating how many men love ...Candace, you're underestimating how many men love pizza, beer, and sex. How often are you near a high school on Friday nights during the autumn? :) Also, I can't even count the number of 24 packs of beer I saw people buying on the first day of the season. I think the choice between the pleasures of the flesh and immortality would be quite a bit more difficult than you think. And if the Mandelbrot's Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-39008298974256657092007-09-03T09:01:00.000-05:002007-09-03T09:01:00.000-05:00MC, hmmm... pizza, beer, and sex vs. immortality.....MC, hmmm... pizza, beer, and sex vs. immortality... That would be a no-brainer (literally, ha-ha) for lots of people (excluding teen-aged males, of course.)<BR/><BR/>Dan, thanks for the full quote. In the book, Jurassic Park, the Jeff Goldblum scientist character observed that one of the most dangerous ideas mankind has is that there's going to be some sort of "end times." I think we're seeing Candacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-88041109256033062952007-09-03T00:09:00.000-05:002007-09-03T00:09:00.000-05:00Yeah, that would be Paul. 1 Corinthians if you wis...Yeah, that would be Paul. 1 Corinthians if you wish to read further.<BR/><BR/>15:51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,<BR/> <BR/>15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.<BR/><BR/>Most Christians seem to view this as describingדָּנִיֵּאלhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15183012259425484889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-18865591889729467412007-09-02T18:17:00.000-05:002007-09-02T18:17:00.000-05:00I'm from the South, and of course there's human cl...I'm from the South, and of course there's human cloning. We've had it for generations, although we call it inbreeding. How else can you explain Bill Clinton and a number of his enablers? :P<BR/><BR/>Seriously, though, again I express skepticism about the indefinite continuation of Moore's Law, which would be one requirement for this to take place. Also, I express serious doubt that the UnitedMandelbrot's Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-26928213697626792172007-09-02T12:56:00.000-05:002007-09-02T12:56:00.000-05:00MC, Just as an aside, I have the greatest admirati...MC, Just as an aside, I have the greatest admiration for the Japanese for being able, as you say, "to adapt to a changing technological world without loosing sight of their roots and without forgetting to ask those most vital questions about who they are as a people." It's the theme of my YA novel, which I'm currently editing (see sidebar). I'm using an earthquake doll as a metaphor (my parents Candacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10488301409338243686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-90152537102891277352007-09-01T23:54:00.000-05:002007-09-01T23:54:00.000-05:00Hmmm, or maybe most of the world's population will...Hmmm, or maybe most of the world's population will perish from disease, war and famine first? I was reading about this the other day (I visit odd websites) for the first time, and just briefly looked at your links, so it's still new for me. <BR/><BR/>However, if we are to work under the assumption that there is no God to help us along, then I think it's more probable that global catastrophes (דָּנִיֵּאלhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15183012259425484889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-48621688479151572972007-09-01T20:33:00.000-05:002007-09-01T20:33:00.000-05:00Maybe the Rapture will happen first.Who Hijacked O...Maybe the Rapture will happen first.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://whohijackedourcountry.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Who Hijacked Our Country</A>Tom Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610417770240609022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19470423.post-58280934660725914192007-09-01T14:24:00.000-05:002007-09-01T14:24:00.000-05:00Of course futurists are going to say something lik...Of course futurists are going to say something like this. However, I have a bit of doubt about this. This makes a number of assumptions only partially based in fact, including a perpetuation of Moore's Law, which is by no means a sure thing. For every step forward humanity takes, it takes at least a half step back, and I see the Japanese as being uniquely poised to ask and understand the Mandelbrot's Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16707481552099334302noreply@blogger.com