What's the point of life?

[lazybugger]

5 minutes ago, tennisluvr said:

Ray Kurzweil thinks by the end of this century, it will be impossible to distinguish between human intelligence and machine intelligence. 

He also says human lifespan will be extended to 150 years on average. 

I don't share his optimism about AI, but if europe, and to an extent most of US, lifts ban on certain biomedical technologies, lifespan extension is possible before we turn 40. atleast anti aging is possible for the richest. blood transfusions from young people don't count.

Now Korea, California have to bear the weight of expectations from the rest of the world.

[lazybugger]

4 minutes ago, tennisluvr said:

What's your opinion of Albert Camus? 

Is he a tennis player? I haven't followed even the main draw in a long long time. forget watching juniors, futures and challengers.

[tennisluvr]

Just now, lazybugger said:

Is he a tennis player? I haven't followed even the main draw in a long long time. forget watching juniors, futures and challengers.

Haha no man. He's a French philosopher from Mid 20th century. 

[lazybugger]

Just now, tennisluvr said:

Haha no man. He's a French philosopher from Mid 20th century. 

no idea who he is. I'm not that well read.

[tennisluvr]

Just now, lazybugger said:

Is he a tennis player? I haven't followed even the main draw in a long long time. forget watching juniors, futures and challengers.

I played a game after a long long time, almost 10 months since the last one. I have been mostly practicing with a couple of local guys just hitting the ball around, but one of them can't serve long enough and the other has issues with his shoulder. So in short, haven't been playing sets in a long time. 

Played yesterday at a local league and got pummeled 2-6,2-6 feels bad man. Few games on serve I should have closed out but couldn't quite, was out of it mentally. I guess not playing sets makes my tennis worse. 

[Peddayana]

There is no point brother

[Don_Draper]

To be immortal. Men in history have always looked beyond mortality. Hence legacies either be good/ bad, great /worst. We protect the information in cells and pass it on to next generation. Its very complicated yet simple to understand. 

[tennisluvr]

1 minute ago, Don_Draper said:

To be immortal. Men in history have always looked beyond mortality. Hence legacies either be good/ bad, great /worst. We protect the information in cells and pass it on to next generation. Its very complicated yet simple to understand. 

I don't know about that man, most of everything fades away pretty fast. 

[Don_Draper]

1 hour ago, vendetta said:

Detachment from everything 

knowing self 

Lol .. You can never reach that pinnacle if you are detached..

[Don_Draper]

1 minute ago, tennisluvr said:

I don't know about that man, most of everything fades away pretty fast. 

Once you seek to know.. It will be pretty clear..

[lazybugger]

looks like this Camus guy is involved with anarchist remnants of the world war 2.

It looks like I might read a bit more about him, when I can.

 

[Don_Draper]

18 minutes ago, tennisluvr said:

Ray Kurzweil thinks by the end of this century, it will be impossible to distinguish between human intelligence and machine intelligence. 

He also says human lifespan will be extended to 150 years on average. 

Its pretty obvious.. Machines will be fascinated by the conscious of humans and they would try harder to achieve it.

[tennisluvr]

Just now, lazybugger said:

looks like this Camus guy is involved with anarchist remnants of the world war 2.

It looks like I might read a bit more about him, when I can.

 

You should. 

I remember you saying you are a nihilist, he was against the concept of nihilism though. He was known for his own branch of philosophy called absurdism. 

Read "The stranger", it's a short easy read and will give you some insight into his thinking. 

Then go ahead and read "The Plague"

[lazybugger]

Just now, Don_Draper said:

Its pretty obvious.. Machines will be fascinated by the conscious of humans and they would try harder to achieve it.

its not that obvious, if you work in AI.

[tennisluvr]

Just now, Don_Draper said:

Its pretty obvious.. Machines will be fascinated by the conscious of humans and they would try harder to achieve it.

I don't think they will be that fascinated with our concept of consciousness. They will have one of their own, perhaps superior to what we have been capable of.