Originally posted by 2manyquestions
I'm not sure that all geniuses are exempt from having bloated egos, maybe even some unresovled childhood issues, and hence, strange/destructive
aspirations.
Never said they were all exempt. Most of them are just like you and me. I do see what you're saying. Remember Bobby Fisher
Well from my perspective in School and in Life (I'm what's called a Drifter, I don't hang out with cliques for very long as I dislike the Pack
Mentality that they entail) the people who are more interested in their School(aka the Nerds) resolved differences through verbal arguments, while
those who could care less(The Majority of Humanity) resolve their conflicts through Brute force, Intimidation and Ridicule. Just look at the mess the
Latter group has caused throughout History. There are the Leaders of the Pack and then there is the Slightly smart but low-self-esteem Nerd Sidekick
which gives the Leader of the Pack the good ideas and then there are the Followers who make up the majority of Humanity. You can see this mentality on
ATS Time and Time again. Ever see someone try to Intimidate others on here yet
It's quite Humours. My point being is that by and large those
who would go for Intellect and Memory Enhancers will be the Former group(the nerds in case you forgot) who in my personal experience are quite a
passive bunch and usually recoil from Physical violence. Remember who decided to "Drop the Bomb"? It wasn't the people who created it and infact
alot of them were re-thinking what they were doing after the first test and without them we may not have had a Non-proliferation Treaty as alot of
them because the first Anti-Nuke Activists.
I have no idea. My interest in those types of implants stops at just wanting them
I wouldn't mind having a Math co-processor, a Memory Implant and
maybe a Creativity Generator.
You make a good point, especially on #2., and that's what I'm afraid of.
I've said this before and I'll say this again. Fear is the Mindkiller. It impairs rational thought. Just keep that in mind is all I ask. It doesn't
mean we should throw caution to the wind though.
Originally posted by MonoIonic_Gold
You are right, the internet already is like a primitive hive-mind.
Imagine the confusion - if all of the forums, of the internet took place in a single thread. We would have to organize it somehow.... into sepreate
threads, and seperate forums. Kind of like the internet is now, only more organized. So in a way, the hivemind is here, its just still
growing.
Well some people have theorized that the Internet itself could attain sentience. I know not what you're talking about but I thought I might as well
throw it out there.
As a weapon? thats a scary thought to get disassembled cell by cell, while still alive? hmm maybe we need to have defender nanobots that defend the
body...
I'm not entirely convinced that any type of "Grey Goo" weapon is even possible. It would have extremely strained bonds and would be extremely
fragile compared to Soft Nanomachines like RNA which conversely have Flexible Molecular Bonds. Mathematically speaking Hard Drexlerian Nanobots would
be very vulnerable to Temperature Variations, Competition from Natural Nanomachines and Radiation. It could pose quite a problem to any engineer
trying to get a Hard Nanomachine to do anything usefull. We need to Mimick what we see in nature rather then trying to apply regular Engineering
Methods to a world that to us is still very alien.
Maybe we could have them awarded to people at the completion of college degrees. Scientists, Engineers, etc. Of course this may create a surge in
college attendance.
Bad idea. Schools do not teach morality. Parents do.
It should be controlled though....
I believe the exact opposit. I am an Informational Anarchist. Information needs to be free to all and not be available to those relative few who can
afford to attend higher education. Besides higher education could be obsolete by the end of the Century as Knowledge Implants will come sooner or
later. It's more complicated then Memory or Logical Intellect as it has to impart an actual Skills set.
The last evil genius I remember was Mengela. In a Democratic Society it would be quite difficult for them to achieve what they want to achieve. They
would have to ultra secretive and remember the opposit is true as well. For every Super Evil Genius there will be 1000 Regular Moral people some of
whom are Police, Detectives, Forensic Scientists etc. I also see the propect of Super Vigilanties as well which could be distructive as well
regardless of their intentions.
Originally posted by inspiringyouth
A small industrial building, some advanced technology funded by a government source, if the family members died then the body could easily be taken by
order of the law and experimented with...
If anyone finds out then the Gov't would have alot to answer for. I'm sure gov'ts like the US, UK and China will probably try to do such a thing
though and that DOES worry me....
Originally posted by DYepes
The great thing about anything in life is, you as an individual ultimately has the choice of which path you will take, You can choose to live free of
the technology and fight resisting it. You will only know the consequences of what you did after you have died anyways.
There is no middle ground with you Faith based types is there?
I mean no offense by the way.
Good for you! Any idea what specialty you'll be going into?
You and me both
