I don’t and will not deny the man’s many accomplishments nor the fact that he is genius.
But Philip Rosedale fell considerably in my estimation when I saw him in the full throes of his singularity mania ala the Singularity University video. In which he seemed quite enthusiastic to volunteer all us SL users as guinea pig feed to the AI Singularity super brain.
Love Machine is built on old principles that never die in CA. Such as EST.
Rosedale will learn a lot more about the human condition reading “The Wind in the Willows” than he will following Kurzweil’s delusions.
— melponeme_k, Second Thoughts: Philip Rosedale: The Long View
1 year ago
Yet another round of “St. Torley” Cult celebrations.
Not interested whatsoever in worshiping Torley Wong, or any other Linden Research employee. Ringleader Samantha Poindexter denies the fact, but with Philip (Rosedale) equally worshiped, well, you get the picture.
1 year ago
Project: MyWorld is a cult? Good to know…
1 year ago
“There are plenty of legitimate concerns that one can raise about transhumanism[singularity]. But it is just plain WRONG to call it a cult. Please stop doing so.”
Oh, Please. It *is* a cult, and you ARE a cultist. Traditional cult values don’t necessarily apply, except the following of a representation. Cults never see themselves as a cult.
More complex and subtle than the traditional variety. I’m still trying to work out the criteria for such modern cults.
“But no transhumanist would advocate the forced selection of male babies, or the forced adoption of slimming pills for anyone over an idealised weight. And if any person did advocate any such thing, the rest of the community would come down very hard on them for violating the golden rule: The indivdual has the right to decide for themselves”
Have we not discussed this before? Messiah Kurzweil and his ‘scriptures’ of inevitability. Messiah Kurzweil acting as the leading “face” for the movement. Yes, there are others, but Messiah Kurzweil is what most people are bound to come across when they research the topic on YouTube, etc.
Not to mention, that [young] individuals today are being given less and less balanced facts about various topics, and therefore do not have a strong basis for rational decision making. It’s all about optimism these days, not critical thinking.
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Signature: It isn’t “choice” when people are conned into believing the ‘lie’.
— Discussion between Second Life avatar Extropia DaSilva and myself
2 years ago
