"one could imagine the existential threat of artificial intelligence eventually replacing our concern for the little green men." I think that's largely happened. I remember lots of ET/UFO shows 20 years ago. Now there are many about machines becoming sentient.
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Ugh, that would be 20-30 years ago. Getting old sucks. "2001: a Space Odessey" was probably pioneering in the transition.
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Minor typo: propogation. Agree with most of it, but disagree with the meaningless point; the underlying category mistake is to try to construct such a thing as a 'cosmic meaning', and I liken that to being sad at the fact that elms don't bear pears, to borrow a Spanish saying
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re that, this is an interesting read https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00048402.2010.527354# …
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You should write a book. I'd definitely read it.
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+100. Something like the Eggplant would be smashing: https://meaningness.com/eggplant
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thank you!
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the core thesis of optimistic nihilism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBRqu0YOH14 … :)
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oh dear I hope people don't think I'm a nihilist!
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