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At 2+ years in Area 51 we have to close this proposal. Keep this proposal alive by restarting it. See discuss.area51.stackexchange.com/q/5798. – Robert Cartaino♦ Apr 11 at 21:43

closed as not a viable proposal by Robert Cartaino♦ Apr 11 at 21:43

This proposal will not result in a useful, productive, or viable Q&A site.

32 Example Questions (1 closed)

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added by Mark Rogers, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 11 '12 at 17:27

Remember that votes above 10 do not help a proposal definition, so many consider every vote above 10 as a wasted vote. It is far more useful to use your vote to approve of a question with fewer than 10 votes. Also, if a question you have already voted on now has more than 10 votes, remember that you can remove your up vote and put it on another suitable question. These two tips will help get this proposal get through the definition phase more quickly. – Mark Booth Oct 2 '12 at 13:55

You be takin' all mah VOTES!!! – Mark Rogers Oct 2 '12 at 14:36

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added by DampeS8N, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 11 '12 at 17:26

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added by extropic_engine, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 11 '12 at 17:27

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added by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 3 '11 at 0:05

	(S-curves: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logistic_function) – WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 3 '11 at 0:52
	You might need to propose a mechanism for negative feedback before that question makes any sense. It's kind of like saying "why doesn't the exponential function mean that humans never stop growing?" – naught101 Dec 24 '12 at 10:03

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added by LRE Jan 14 '11 at 22:56

I think this question is very speculative. One who asks such a question must heavily explain the details in the question explanation. – vakufo Mar 11 '12 at 16:23

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added by Dmitry Selitskiy, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 11 '12 at 17:27

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added by Beska Jun 24 '11 at 17:31

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added by Artem Kaznatcheev Sep 5 '11 at 3:29

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added by B Seven, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 11 '12 at 17:28

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added by askr Mar 12 '12 at 9:08

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added by vakufo Mar 12 '12 at 13:22

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added by draks ... Jun 19 '12 at 10:18

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added by Mark Rogers, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 11 '12 at 17:27

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added by Andrew Turner Mar 2 '11 at 23:20

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added by Jennifer Davis Apr 25 '12 at 4:53

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added by B Seven Sep 15 '11 at 10:59

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added by DampeS8N, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 11 '12 at 17:26

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added by Max Jul 21 '11 at 22:13

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added by B Seven Aug 16 '12 at 15:35

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added by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 2 '11 at 23:54

What does "Can't tell if it is serious or not" fall under? great off-topic and not a good? :P – DampeS8N Jan 3 '11 at 12:39

It is serious. There are very clear similarities between Kurzweil's assertion that pure biological beings (humans) are not worthy (incomplete, full of faults) to live on this planet after the beings that emerge of a result of the Singularity, and then Nietzsche's Übermensch ("Nietzsche posited the Übermensch as a goal for humanity to set for itself"). It is not difficult to imagine a political movement could spring up (e.g. at the promise of immortality) that wants to further the Singularity (in the case the determinism about the Singularity fails to materialise at the expected time). – WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 3 '11 at 18:48

Kurzweil's assertion: I am not sure he actually said that, but all I heard in many, many interviews with Kurzweil points in that direction. I could find the quotes. – WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 3 '11 at 18:50

The question, then, is whether political or societal implications of the Singularity phenomenon are inside or outside the boundaries of this site. – WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 3 '11 at 18:58

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added by B Seven, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jan 11 '12 at 17:28

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added by vakufo Apr 9 '12 at 7:21

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added by Eugene Willow Aug 26 '12 at 18:28

	This question is too vague. – QuietThud Nov 22 '12 at 7:02
	Perhaps because the definition of singularity is too vague... – naught101 Dec 24 '12 at 11:29