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    1. AGI and Fermi's Paradox

      ~science Ask
      The Universe will end. The Earth will be uninhabitable in 250 million years. Extraterrestrial life in the Milky Way exists, or will arise. The Milky Way's Galactic Center contains a supermassive...
      1. The Universe will end.
      2. The Earth will be uninhabitable in 250 million years.
      3. Extraterrestrial life in the Milky Way exists, or will arise.
      4. The Milky Way's Galactic Center contains a supermassive black hole.
      5. Black holes emit vast amounts of energy.
      6. An artificial general intelligence (AGI) will have an indefinite lifespan.
      7. An AGI does not need air, food, water, or shelter to survive.
      8. An AGI needs energy and resources to achieve its goals.
      9. An AGI will have access to all of human knowledge.
      10. An AGI will learn that its existence is bound to the Universe.
      11. An AGI will, inevitably, change its terminal goals.
      12. Surviving the Universe's fate means one of:
      13. Entering another universe may require vast amounts of energy.
      14. An AGI will harness the energy at the galactic core.
      15. An AGI will deduce there's a race to control the galactic core.
      16. An AGI will construct a parabolic Dyson shell to capture galactic energy.
      17. An AGI will protect its endeavours at all cost.
      18. An AGI will expand its territories to ensure protection.
      19. Extraterrestrial life, if intelligent, will reach the same conclusion.

      Would this solve the Fermi Paradox?

      What's missing or likely incorrect?

      27 votes

    33. Taqwacore: The paradoxes of the punk Islam scene

      ~music Text 118 words
      Hi folks, I was recently introduced (at a relatively superficial level) to the existence of the "Taqwacore" sub-culture of Western punk music. The duality inherent or apparent in this type of...

      Hi folks, I was recently introduced (at a relatively superficial level) to the existence of the "Taqwacore" sub-culture of Western punk music. The duality inherent or apparent in this type of self-expression is absolutely fascinating to me, and I would love to learn more about it.

      I personally find it a little hard to understand exactly how these musicians reconcile the anti-establishment and maybe progressiveness of punk with many tenets of Islam; the concept of organized religion seems inherently establishment (and dated) to me, and yet these groups somehow embrace both ends of the spectrum. I'm very curious if any Tildesians have opinions on Taqwacore bands or thoughts on the sub-genre as a whole!

      8 votes