self » singularity http://www.eschatos.net habitual construction of imagination Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:49:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 And so it begins: http://www.eschatos.net/2009/06/27/and-so-it-begins/ http://www.eschatos.net/2009/06/27/and-so-it-begins/#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:36:57 +0000 iambarr http://www.eschatos.net/?p=428 Bring on the eschaton!

It’s not that I want humanity to die under the relentless stranglehold of silicon-based death machines. It’s just that I love science fiction. And I, for one, bow to our new carnivorous overlords. Speaking of science fiction, this is my favorite quote of the day:

“If you look out into the long-term future and what you see looks like science fiction, it might be wrong. But if it doesn’t look like science fiction, it’s definitely wrong”
-Christine Peterson, Foresight Institute co-founder

]]> http://www.eschatos.net/2009/06/27/and-so-it-begins/feed/ 5 The Metaplastic Divide (part 2) http://www.eschatos.net/2009/05/14/the-metaplastic-divide-part-2/ http://www.eschatos.net/2009/05/14/the-metaplastic-divide-part-2/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 22:34:12 +0000 iambarr http://www.eschatos.net/?p=302 It has always been the prime function of mythology and rite to supply the symbols that carry the human spirit forward, in counteraction to those other constant human fantasies that tend to tie it back.

-Joseph Cambell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces

]]> http://www.eschatos.net/2009/05/14/the-metaplastic-divide-part-2/feed/ 0 The Metaplastic Divide (part 1) http://www.eschatos.net/2009/05/14/the-metaplastic-divide-part-1/ http://www.eschatos.net/2009/05/14/the-metaplastic-divide-part-1/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 22:30:32 +0000 iambarr http://www.eschatos.net/?p=300 In the great robot wars, will you allow yourself to be reborn into the ranks of the techno-elite or will you die alongside humanity? I think there is a potentially amazing sci-fi plot in this divide – something that was touched on in Gattica, but more inclusive of multiple cognitive/consciousness-enhancing technologies. I’m a big fan of parallel plots, so i would like to see this evolutionary leap set up next to an equally pivotal revolution in history. Possibly neanderthal/homo sapiens, or even something more cultural, less biological like the pastoral/agricultural revolution.

Just a thought.

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