Forgetting The Singularity Are We? Tue Mar 06 03:23:13 GMT 2012
by Bob Fry The species Homo Sapiens is on the brink of a huge
split: several or many new species, all a product of a
confusing, messy and chaotic process called The Singularity; and
the continuation of Homo Sap with greatly reduced power and
impact. It's silly to think of Homo Sap continuing in a linear
fashion to the future. As groups here and there create new forms
of man, either all through genetic engineering or with some
bionics added too, it will be like the European wave of
exploration hitting the Americas and elsewhere. Except it won't
take 500 years to resolve, probably more like 50 to 100. Then
among the various competing new species of man, one or two will
prevail, and things will settle down. The new species may
continue on planet Earth or may leave for other parts of the
Universe, leaving old Homo Sap to deal with the aftermath. All
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