@Chris: “Who says that continuing the lives of us dull old farts, to the inevitable detriment of the unborn, has any positive value ?”
I hear this argument against life extension and transhuman technologies over and over, and I think it is the absolute height of hypocrisy. Why? Well, if you care so much about the unborn ( = potential people, of whom there are infinitely many), then why aren’t you eagerly campaigning for the immediate colonization of the solar system, followed by the galaxy? Remember, there are always more potential people left to be realized, and the best way of realizing them is by continually increasing the rate at which new people come into existence.
Surprisingly enough, the creation of a safe and powerful AI is probably the most effective way of accomplishing this increase in new-people-creation that will benefit the unborn. Chris, if you’re really interested in the rights of potential persons [as I am], you should wholeheartedly support and work towards positive, safe technological acceleration.
@Chris: “Who says that continuing the lives of us dull old farts, to the inevitable detriment of the unborn, has any positive value ?”
I hear this argument against life extension and transhuman technologies over and over, and I think it is the absolute height of hypocrisy. Why? Well, if you care so much about the unborn ( = potential people, of whom there are infinitely many), then why aren’t you eagerly campaigning for the immediate colonization of the solar system, followed by the galaxy? Remember, there are always more potential people left to be realized, and the best way of realizing them is by continually increasing the rate at which new people come into existence.
Surprisingly enough, the creation of a safe and powerful AI is probably the most effective way of accomplishing this increase in new-people-creation that will benefit the unborn. Chris, if you’re really interested in the rights of potential persons [as I am], you should wholeheartedly support and work towards positive, safe technological acceleration.