Tell this to the muslims. Bet they ain't buying it.
Sorry Ray, you are in a tiny bubble the majority of the world can't appreciate.
While I thrill at some of the enablement's this could afford us I'm also thankful I won't be around when it's being fully tested. As much as I love Gates software having to be the guinea pig for glitches has been enough for my lifetime. I'd hate to pace that up a few notches and be the body those glitches manifest themselves in while the designers hurry to send me patches.
I agree as to moral law without intelligence and would like to add without heart as well.
Perhaps this present humanity should be mastered a tad more before we take on such a task.
Who cares about them! In any case, I think Asians will make it to the Singularity before anyone else. They have no qualms about technology. The "yuck factor" means nothing to them.