I don’t yet see why exactly Eliezer is dwelling on the origin of replicators.
Check with the title: if you are considering the possibility of a world takeover, it obviously pays to examine the previous historical genetic takeovers.
Right. I get the surface analogy. But it seems to break down when I look at its deeper structure.
Tim Tyler,
Right. I get the surface analogy. But it seems to break down when I look at its deeper structure.
You don’t think we are looking at a memetic takeover? What other outcome is plausible?