Given the rate of global warming, the fact that the world's population is growing so quickly and that we may run out of resources or run into some other calamity before one hundred years is up, and the fact that the technology needed for prolonged survival of humans in space seems pretty far off, I thought of another possibility that I wanted to ask about.
Given the current complexity of computer based technology, artificial intelligence seems like something we might be able to achieve in a reasonable amount of time. Wouldn't a silicon-based life form that could survive in space be a better bet for the continuation of our legacy rather than our survival? Consider also the distance between galaxies and how a silicon based life form could essentially eliminate the problem of "time" in space travel because of its relative immortality and the fact that it could reproduce needed parts by gathering materials; essentially scavengering them. Your thoughts
2006-11-07
20:48:33
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viggsboston
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