A decent portion of the names mentioned in that post are signed up for cryonics: Kurzweil, Hanson, Minsky, and Yudkowsky. It makes sense in hindsight. These peo

A decent portion of the names mentioned in that post are signed up for cryonics: Kurzweil, Hanson, Minsky, and Yudkowsky. It makes sense in hindsight. These people put a very high upper bound on what future technology can accomplish. Sources: Kurzweil and Minsky: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcor_Life_Extension_Foundation#Membership http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcor_Life_Extension_Foundation... Minsky: http://www.alcor.org/AboutAlcor/meetsciadvboard.html#minsky http://www.alcor.org/AboutAlcor/meetsciadvboard.html#minsky Hanson: http://www.overcomingbias.com/2008/12/we-agree-get-froze.html http://www.overcomingbias.com/2008/12/we-agree-get-froze.htm... Yudkowsky: http://lesswrong.com/lw/wq/you_only_live_twice/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/wq/you_only_live_twice/