Speak for yourself. There is something magical in *my* body. How else would you explain how I used beer to teleport home? One moment I was drinking, and the next thing I knew *I was in my very own bed wearing the exact same clothes*. There seems to be some sort of time dilation effect, since several hours of time had passed. Oh yeah: be careful trying this yourself, since some of the times I have done this I have experienced side effects like headaches, nausea, and even black eyes and a bloody nose. Teleportation must be rough on the system.
You really cannot think of any reason to want to simulate a human mind? Really? As for your sex robot comment, you can bet that as soon as they can be made, they will be. They will sell like hotcakes.
Myers was reckless in his criticism, a fact that does not speak well of him. He claims to have read _The Singularity Is Near_, yet a simple reading of the relevant section of that book would have shown that his criticism was not based upon a position that Kurzweil had actually taken. Unfortunately, many of the Myers fanboys at Pharyngula seem to have a serious hate-on for Kurzweil and contempt for anyone who seriously consider Kurzweil's ideas, and they are not afraid to attack straw men.
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That seems to be common problem here. Fortunately for research in many areas, we are not all that is out there.
Speak for yourself. There is something magical in *my* body. How else would you explain how I used beer to teleport home? One moment I was drinking, and the next thing I knew *I was in my very own bed wearing the exact same clothes*. There seems to be some sort of time dilation effect, since several hours of time had passed. Oh yeah: be careful trying this yourself, since some of the times I have done this I have experienced side effects like headaches, nausea, and even black eyes and a bloody nose. Teleportation must be rough on the system.
You really cannot think of any reason to want to simulate a human mind? Really? As for your sex robot comment, you can bet that as soon as they can be made, they will be. They will sell like hotcakes.
Myers was reckless in his criticism, a fact that does not speak well of him. He claims to have read _The Singularity Is Near_, yet a simple reading of the relevant section of that book would have shown that his criticism was not based upon a position that Kurzweil had actually taken. Unfortunately, many of the Myers fanboys at Pharyngula seem to have a serious hate-on for Kurzweil and contempt for anyone who seriously consider Kurzweil's ideas, and they are not afraid to attack straw men.