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Re: Type 1 Civilisation Political Characteristics

*Nym* — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:10:39 GMT

... That's pretty much what happens to the protagonist of The Stone Canal, though most of the uploaded proletariat were there against their wishes, iirc..

Re: Type 1 Civilisation Political Characteristics

Anders Sandberg — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:52:12 GMT

... If we can create brain emulations (and have gone beyond the mainframe-size stage in computer requirements) then they are pretty ideal for space

Re: Type 1 Civilisation Political Characteristics

Bruce Adams — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:11:11 GMT

A little off topic, "The Stone Canal" is lacking a wikipedia entry (as are several of Ken McLeod's other books) if anyone is interested in updating it.

Re: Type 1 Civilisation Political Characteristics

Anders Sandberg — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:01:29 GMT

At present the costs of space access are simply too high, producing a threshold for entry that keeps everybody but the biggest states out. Space tourism and

Re: Type 1 Civilisation Political Characteristics

Bruce Adams — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:59:57 GMT

You don't need to be self supporting to have independent governance but I agree there is a minimum population size and to be at least approaching self

Re: Type 1 Civilisation Political Characteristics

Dirk Bruere — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:55:15 GMT

2009/11/10 BillK ... I don't think any self sufficient colonization will occur pre-Singularity. I'm also doubtful whether we will even get

Re: Type 1 Civilisation Political Characteristics

BillK — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:46:15 GMT

... You are speculating rather far in the future. Until Moon bases and Mars bases are self sufficient in food, fuel, air, and materials then they will do as

Re: Type 1 Civilisation Political Characteristics

Amon Zero — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:21:31 GMT

... That sounds like a fairly linear extrapolation of the current situation, nary a Singularity in sight. Which is fair enough, but... Imagine someone manages

Re: Type 1 Civilisation Political Characteristics

ChstnPhil — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:15:10 GMT

Or will it be new institutions, as yet unimagined, that adapt to the new challenges and goals set by your scenario? add this option and it becomes more

Re: Type 1 Civilisation Political Characteristics

Bruce Adams — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:09:20 GMT

I'd like to think that we're mature enough now to know that any attempt to create a new nation tied to an existing regime is not going to work. That is,

Type 1 Civilisation Political Characteristics

adamcsummerfield — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:36:06 GMT

Certain nations/political bodies are going to reach interplanetary travel first. I would wager the United States and European Union via NASA & ESA. The first

Re: Religions

Dirk Bruere — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:07:24 GMT

A masked gunman stops a man in Belfast: Gunman: Are you protestant or catholic? Man: I'm an atheist! Gunman: Are you a protestant atheist or a catholic

Re: Cryonics in the Guardian

Amon Zero — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:18:51 GMT

Yes. This is why we should develop ExtroBritannia into a Church, develop a mass audience who will worship our Holy Word, and then of course future generations

Re: Cryonics in the Guardian

Gustav Hannes — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:57:18 GMT

The main question one wants to pose when reading about these cryonic cases is why it should be in any of our descendants interest to thaw some 80-year old man

Re: Religions

ChstnPhil — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:37:41 GMT

When one undertakes studies of atheism, I believe that one could distinguish between former catholics and protestants. Very useful in Ulster. Does the desire