Comments on: This is a dolphin. This is a dolphin on drugs. Any questions? http://uroboros.wordpress.com/2005/07/22/112205207465337882/ apotheosis as a lifestyle option Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:03:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: zac http://uroboros.wordpress.com/2005/07/22/112205207465337882/#comment-138 zac Fri, 22 Jul 2005 15:05:00 +0000 http://uroboros.wordpress.com/2005/07/22/112205207465337882/#comment-138 well if you were some rich oligarchic scumbag ,wouldn't you want to live forver in the memory of some godlike omega computer, or have a body of programmable nanites like the T-1000? of course they're backing transhumanism. it's not the geek in his basement practicing calorie restriction in the hopes of living until they've invented immortality drugs that's gonna get the love. it's the boys with the monn-nneee.... well if you were some rich oligarchic scumbag ,wouldn’t you want to live forver in the memory of some godlike omega computer, or have a body of programmable nanites like the T-1000? of course they’re backing transhumanism. it’s not the geek in his basement practicing calorie restriction in the hopes of living until they’ve invented immortality drugs that’s gonna get the love. it’s the boys with the monn-nneee….

]]> By: occult investigator http://uroboros.wordpress.com/2005/07/22/112205207465337882/#comment-137 occult investigator Fri, 22 Jul 2005 14:17:00 +0000 http://uroboros.wordpress.com/2005/07/22/112205207465337882/#comment-137 or maybe lilly was aware of the "AI conspiracy".... man, i've always heard about lilly, but i had absolutely no idea he was such a nut. all the dolphin shit frankly turned me off, but i think i just had it presented to me the wrong way before. thanks! i'm gonna have to check into his stuff in more detail. i think you're absolutely right about how "they" allow certain people to harmlessly metaprogram themselves, and meanwhile turn around and apply the principles learned to everybody else. it makes perfect sense, and explains why they'd sponsor such crazy research. one of the things i want to follow up with ties into this also: how after leary was out of prison in like 1976, he got into transhumanism, space, computers, etc. it was just before then that he finally agreed to (openly) work for the feds as well. and it almost seems like they managed to change the direction of his interest in such a way as they could contain his cultural effectiveness, but they could still harness his brainpower for a useful philosophical end or maybe lilly was aware of the “AI conspiracy”…. man, i’ve always heard about lilly, but i had absolutely no idea he was such a nut. all the dolphin shit frankly turned me off, but i think i just had it presented to me the wrong way before. thanks! i’m gonna have to check into his stuff in more detail.

i think you’re absolutely right about how “they” allow certain people to harmlessly metaprogram themselves, and meanwhile turn around and apply the principles learned to everybody else. it makes perfect sense, and explains why they’d sponsor such crazy research.

one of the things i want to follow up with ties into this also: how after leary was out of prison in like 1976, he got into transhumanism, space, computers, etc. it was just before then that he finally agreed to (openly) work for the feds as well. and it almost seems like they managed to change the direction of his interest in such a way as they could contain his cultural effectiveness, but they could still harness his brainpower for a useful philosophical end

]]>