biosynths VS Cyborgs, futurism VS Science Fiction

>
> If you really believe this, you should seek help. Your symptoms are
> only likely to worsen if not treated.

ah, muggles. I might say the same thing of you in reverse.
:)

> > > The basic principles of evolution continue to apply.
> > -----------
> > Yes, and thats why we won't move into machine bodies.
>
> You're misunderstanding the principles, then.
No, You are reifying science fiction. I understand fine.

"Machine bodies will
> enable us to thrive in a much wider variety of environments. "

So would nanotech biosynthethics, and you don't have to commit suicide .

Those
> folks will quickly outnumber the old-fashioned type, and by orders of

> magnitude.

but only if machine bodies somehow manage to become reality before nanotech does.

Which isn't going to happen.

> I happen to know quite a bit about this topic.
You are wrong, but I can
> understand how you might get this impression from some of the more
> sensational news stories. Let's discuss it further off-line if you
> want, and we'll bring in some actual references and documented facts to
> wrap it up quickly.

err...

i don't do offline. feel free to find me on facebook or etc.

>

> > simple, its holographic and holotropic and turns out to be more than the
> > sum of the neural circuitry.
>
> Magic words. If you're a dualist, just say so; otherwise, mind results
> from the operation of the brain, and we can reproduce that operation --
> see for example.
no, you can' reproduce that operation. No, mind is not reducible to
componential mechanics.

>
> > In fact, nanotech biosynths will turn out to be feasible long before
> > "mind uploading."
>
> Possible, but I doubt it. Mind uploading requires nothing more advanced
> than microtech (not nanotech) and computing technology.
lol.

back again to suicide is not advisable no matter how good a mere copy you think has been made.

mind uploading is NOT that easy, because the mind is not the merely the sum of its parts.

It's hard to
> see how we could have full nanotech before that.

its hard to imagine how anybody could mistake what you are describing as
"mind uploading."

making a flat copy of the brain isn't making a real copy of the mind.

>
> You're also telling us you're a space alien. I guess time will tell.
actually, I think "space" as your word.

peace out yo...
pan