Societal collapse

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Re: Societal collapse

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John wrote:
Wed Jun 22, 2022 9:29 pm
** 22-Jun-2022 World View: The Singularity
Cool Breeze wrote:
Wed Jun 22, 2022 9:26 pm
> What's your definition of the "singularity"?
** Artificial Intelligence and the Singularity by 2030
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/ ... 151228.htm
Thank you.

A couple of questions:
Actually, the human mind does not have infinite possibilities. The human mind has many limitations, and can only think about things it knows about, and in ways it knows about. When you figure all the possible combinations of things that a human mind can think about, it's a very huge number, but it's still finite. Super-intelligent robots will be able to think about a much more huge number of things, and will be able to do it faster.
How can a machine programmed by a mind with limitations have infinite (or more) possibilities? This is illogical and is an obvious criticism I've never heard anyone actually answer. Usually the answer will either distract or not actually address the question.

Why wouldn't there be physical/resource limits to "exponential" growth of "AI"? The natural world has limits and we are aware of them, and we are supposedly creating a physical/material thing - so it sounds like this is more a religious idea than anything I've seen (in fact it is, indeed, scientific materialism).

The other funny thing in that very comprehensive and detailed work (good job) is that you mention the "Prime Directive". Not only do we have zero evidence for intelligent life outside of Earth (human persons), now we get to make that life somehow "moral"? But your point with AI is that it is amoral and can't be controlled or stopped by humans. But the life outside of us, if it exists, does control or stop its progress to Singularity 2? This is yet another proof that all of this thinking is quite clearly projecting the specialness of humans and a world of virtues, ideas, and integrity to other beings, thereby proving that humans are the top dog, however broken we may be at the same time. Interesting, it is a clear inference that yes, we are alone in this created cosmos/universe.

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Re: Societal collapse

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** 23-Jun-2022 World View: The Infinite
Cool Breeze wrote:
Thu Jun 23, 2022 8:26 am
> How can a machine programmed by a mind with limitations have
> infinite (or more) possibilities? This is illogical and is an
> obvious criticism I've never heard anyone actually answer. Usually
> the answer will either distract or not actually address the
> question.

> Why wouldn't there be physical/resource limits to "exponential"
> growth of "AI"? The natural world has limits and we are aware of
> them, and we are supposedly creating a physical/material thing -
> so it sounds like this is more a religious idea than anything I've
> seen (in fact it is, indeed, scientific materialism).

> The other funny thing in that very comprehensive and detailed work
> (good job) is that you mention the "Prime Directive". Not only do
> we have zero evidence for intelligent life outside of Earth (human
> persons), now we get to make that life somehow "moral"? But your
> point with AI is that it is amoral and can't be controlled or
> stopped by humans. But the life outside of us, if it exists, does
> control or stop its progress to Singularity 2? This is yet
> another proof that all of this thinking is quite clearly
> projecting the specialness of humans and a world of virtues,
> ideas, and integrity to other beings, thereby proving that humans
> are the top dog, however broken we may be at the same
> time. Interesting, it is a clear inference that yes, we are alone
> in this created cosmos/universe.
I've certainly never (intentionally) said that computer capabilities
are infinite, nor am I aware of anyone who credibly says so.

We can take a simple example. If we apply Peano's Axioms, then there
are an infinite number of positive integers. And yet, there obviously
must be a limit to high how a human being or a computer can count.

What's the limit to how high a human can count? Well, if a human
lives to age 100, then there are 3x10**9 seconds in his life, and we
can reasonably assume that no human being can ever count 1, 2, 3, ...,
3x10**9.

Computers can presumably count higher than humans. There are 10**80
atoms in the observable universe, so we can reasonably assume that no
computer can ever count as high as 10**80. So there are an infinite
number of positive integers according to Peano's Axioms, but there are
finite limits to how high a human or computer can count in practice.

By the way, one of the most popular books of past decades among
mathematically inclined Boomers was George Gamow's book One, Two,
Three, Infinity. The free PDF is well worth a read.

https://archive.org/details/OneTwoThreeInfinity_158

The purpose of my Singularity essay is to show that the Singularity is
coming, that it is inevitable, and that it can't be prevented.

However, the essay has a larger purpose of showing that, under
reasonable assumptions, not only the Singularity but also the
principles of Generational Dynamics must apply to any intelligent
species on any planet in the universe.

So, for example, genocidal crisis wars must occur on earth because the
population grows faster than food and other resources.

So if we assume that some intelligent species on another planet has a
population that grows exponentially and uses up resources, then that
planet must also have genocidal crisis wars at regular intervals.

On the other hand, we could imagine an omnipotent God creating a
species on a planet somewhere such that whenever a new baby is born,
then the oldest person still alive would automatically drop dead.
This population would not grow exponentially, and so would not satisfy
the assumption that I made above, and so this society might exist
without regular genocidal crisis wars.

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Re: Societal collapse

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John wrote:
Thu Jun 23, 2022 12:13 pm
** 23-Jun-2022 World View: The Infinite
Cool Breeze wrote:
Thu Jun 23, 2022 8:26 am
> How can a machine programmed by a mind with limitations have
> infinite (or more) possibilities? This is illogical and is an
> obvious criticism I've never heard anyone actually answer. Usually
> the answer will either distract or not actually address the
> question.

> Why wouldn't there be physical/resource limits to "exponential"
> growth of "AI"? The natural world has limits and we are aware of
> them, and we are supposedly creating a physical/material thing -
> so it sounds like this is more a religious idea than anything I've
> seen (in fact it is, indeed, scientific materialism).

> The other funny thing in that very comprehensive and detailed work
> (good job) is that you mention the "Prime Directive". Not only do
> we have zero evidence for intelligent life outside of Earth (human
> persons), now we get to make that life somehow "moral"? But your
> point with AI is that it is amoral and can't be controlled or
> stopped by humans. But the life outside of us, if it exists, does
> control or stop its progress to Singularity 2? This is yet
> another proof that all of this thinking is quite clearly
> projecting the specialness of humans and a world of virtues,
> ideas, and integrity to other beings, thereby proving that humans
> are the top dog, however broken we may be at the same
> time. Interesting, it is a clear inference that yes, we are alone
> in this created cosmos/universe.
I've certainly never (intentionally) said that computer capabilities
are infinite, nor am I aware of anyone who credibly says so.

We can take a simple example. If we apply Peano's Axioms, then there
are an infinite number of positive integers. And yet, there obviously
must be a limit to high how a human being or a computer can count.

What's the limit to how high a human can count? Well, if a human
lives to age 100, then there are 3x10**9 seconds in his life, and we
can reasonably assume that no human being can ever count 1, 2, 3, ...,
3x10**9.

Computers can presumably count higher than humans. There are 10**80
atoms in the observable universe, so we can reasonably assume that no
computer can ever count as high as 10**80. So there are an infinite
number of positive integers according to Peano's Axioms, but there are
finite limits to how high a human or computer can count in practice.

By the way, one of the most popular books of past decades among
mathematically inclined Boomers was George Gamow's book One, Two,
Three, Infinity. The free PDF is well worth a read.

https://archive.org/details/OneTwoThreeInfinity_158

The purpose of my Singularity essay is to show that the Singularity is
coming, that it is inevitable, and that it can't be prevented.

However, the essay has a larger purpose of showing that, under
reasonable assumptions, not only the Singularity but also the
principles of Generational Dynamics must apply to any intelligent
species on any planet in the universe.

So, for example, genocidal crisis wars must occur on earth because the
population grows faster than food and other resources.

So if we assume that some intelligent species on another planet has a
population that grows exponentially and uses up resources, then that
planet must also have genocidal crisis wars at regular intervals.

On the other hand, we could imagine an omnipotent God creating a
species on a planet somewhere such that whenever a new baby is born,
then the oldest person still alive would automatically drop dead.
This population would not grow exponentially, and so would not satisfy
the assumption that I made above, and so this society might exist
without regular genocidal crisis wars.
Thanks for the thought provoking answer. My only challenge is that I see far more spiritual elements involved in a lot of these crises, though it does (I admit tend to happen to animals but the key here is that animals can't provide excess resources for themselves, and humans can, but in experiments). So the world has principles that it adheres to (the natural world), as in the experiments that involved mice/rats by Calhoun in 1962 (behavioral sink). As an example: there is plenty of food currently! But the elites, in whatever country, or globally, or both - they disallow the resources, and usually because of their ego/selfishness/power mongering, etc. Yet we are still entering a crisis, but not naturally, it is literally manufactured by humans. While this might have eventually happened, it is telling because we don't wait, there is something else going on that subverts actually a harmonious existence for a lot of people (I would argue the fascination with self and the spiritual influence of dark forces). One could say that tribalism might be a similar extension of the selfishness that I talk about, and lead to the "crisis" wars.

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death of Roe v. Wade

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This seems like the most appropriate thread to celebrate the demise of Roe v. Wade. Whatever your thoughts on the morality of abortion, only a moron could believe that the Constitution includes a right to it, as explained eloquently by Justice Alito. Returning this matter to the States represents an enormous return to the rule of law, as defined in the Constitution. Deference to stare decisis is a valid legal principle, unless the original decision was dead wrong, which it was in Roe.

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Me, I'm glad RvW is overthrown. As you say, it is now state by state. IMNSHO it should be banned in all states, but I can't get everything.
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Re: death of Roe v. Wade

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spottybrowncow wrote:
Fri Jun 24, 2022 8:27 pm
This seems like the most appropriate thread to celebrate the demise of Roe v. Wade. Whatever your thoughts on the morality of abortion, only a moron could believe that the Constitution includes a right to it, as explained eloquently by Justice Alito. Returning this matter to the States represents an enormous return to the rule of law, as defined in the Constitution. Deference to stare decisis is a valid legal principle, unless the original decision was dead wrong, which it was in Roe.
Doesn't this show us that our institutions were captured, and corrupted, as early as 50 years ago? I think this is the more important point.

Any culture that has institutions or large segments of population, or media, that think murdering children is ok is already lost. That's the real point that no one wants to talk about.

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Re: Societal collapse

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Sodom and Gomorra would have been spared if there had been ten righteous. That is why America is still here.
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Re: Societal collapse

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Tom Mazanec wrote:
Sat Jun 25, 2022 1:41 pm
Sodom and Gomorra would have been spared if there had been ten righteous. That is why America is still here.
It may be the case, but indeed you are proving my point.

I guess all we can do is tell the truth, and pray. That's all I can do, apart from planning a bit for the future with a buffer of goods and some financial structure, should things not totally and completely collapse. I find those efforts to be worthwhile.

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88% of the people in Portland, Oregon say the city is moving in the wrong direction (going down the drain). That's what happens when you elect BLM reps to the city council and a leftist mayor. How do you like living in hell? From being the most livable city in America in 2019 to the murder capital of the Pacific Northwest today. (Slow clap)

My family is from Oregon and my sister still owns a house the most expensive area in Portland (but no loner lives in it). My sister is the only leftist in the family, and she refuses to admit that BLM is a problem. She still blames Trump for everything. She can't explain why (because its BS anyway) but she refuses to admit how wrong she is. She has a rich husband, so she fled Portland with him. She could afford to bail out, most can't.

I am absolutely convinced that law and order will never return to the United States. Trump was our last chance. Only foreign historians will write that in the future...

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