I'm sitting in the Houston airport, returning from a family vacation -- you know, relaxing from all that hard work on the New God Argument. Just a moment ago, a recorded voice stated: "We would like to remind you that any jokes or inappropriate remarks about security may result in your arrest." The persons that recorded this message should be focusing on mitigating greater risks to our future than persons vocalizing inappropriate remarks (whatever those may be). We have just experienced a revolution in information tech, and it looks as if we may be on the cusp of a revolution in biotech. Who knows? After that, we may be worrying about grey goo and evil AGI within a few decades. Yet here we are threatening to arrest persons that vibrate their vocal cords in patterns that we don't like. Does our collective fear of divergent thoughts constitute a crowded theatre? Let's not let it be so.
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About Lincoln Cannon
Lincoln is a founding member, director and president of the Mormon Transhumanist Association. He has thirteen years of professional experience in information technology, working primarily for companies in the systems management industry, such as Symantec and Novell. He holds a masters degree in business administration and a bachelors degree in philosophy from Brigham Young University. Lincoln served a mission to France for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is married with Dorothée Vankrieckenge, a French national, and is father to three bilingual children.
