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Well I don't think I said I'd purposefully give such a killer switch to an alien race, I just said we don't know. We are all aware of the reasons to be pe
by gbog 14y ago
Well I don't think I said I'd purposefully give such a killer switch to an alien race, I just said we don't know.
We are all aware of the reasons to be pessimist, because of all the books and movies, but there are reasons to be optimist too: advanced technology may come with advanced ethics, for instance.
- crusso 14y agoThis isn't about "giving" the button to an alien race. You criticized the original poster's sense of pessimism for holding the only parsimonious, evidence-based and logical position on the subject. Have whatever fanciful opinion you want to on the subject, but pretending it's based in anything but wishful thinking is naive.