Delvieron@aol.com wrote:
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> Hiveminds, where are they?
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> Perhaps defeated by the first post-Singularity Power they encounter?
Yeah? You mean the Power would, not just vaporize any intruding spaceships, but traverse N galaxies to get the WHOLE civilization? Okay, no problem. Maybe it picks it up as soon as it sees radio emissions. Also, no problem. But if the Powers are that altruistic, or mortal-phobic, or whatever, why aren't THEY here?.
-- sentience@pobox.com Eliezer S. Yudkowsky Disclaimer: Unless otherwise specified, I'm not telling you everything I think I know.