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Oh, coincidentally, that is just the time window of the technological singularity.. where we either ascend to a peace- & powerful interplanetary civilization - or accidentally eradicate ourselves out of a collective lack of wisdom and sense of connectedness. Let's play..

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I think the "technological singularity" is just the rapture for people who listen to sam harris

Not to take anything away from this witty comment, but I think Harris is more on the doomer side?

Maybe that's what you meant after all.

You're quite right; I think the "rationalists" tend to be a little more cynical (or realistic, as most would probably put it).

Millenarianism is evergreen.

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