Singularitarian

singularitarian English Alternative forms en singularitarian Etymology From en Singularity arian, popularized by Ray Kurzweil who credits the term to the extropian Mark Plus (1991).2010 Jonathon Keats Jonathon Keats Virtual Words: Language on the Edge of Science and Technology Oxford University Press 9780199752904 142 https://books.google.de/books?id=sBIOXJqqVEUC&lpg=PA142&dq=%22Singularitarian%22&pg=PA142#v=onepage&q=%22Singularitarian%22&f=false Pronunciation en /ˌsɪŋ.ɡjʊˌlæɹɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/ RP en /ˌsɪŋ.ɡjəˌlɛɹəˈtɛɹi.ən/ GA en ɛəɹiən 7 Noun en rare Someone who supports the technological singularity theory. en 2018 Corey Pein Live Work Work Work Die: A Journey into the Savage Heart of Silicon Valley https://books.google.de/books?id=uhQ4DwAAQBAJ&lpg=PT186&dq=%22Singularitarian%22&pg=PT172#v=onepage&q=%22Singularitarian%22&f=false VIII Metropolitan Books 9781627794862 Rather, Kurzweil writes, he became a Singularitarian as a result of “practical” efforts to make “optimal tactical decisions in launching technology enterprises.” Startups showed him the way! Being a Singularitarian, Kurzweil claims, “is not a matter of faith but one of understanding.” This is a refrain Singularitarians share with Scientologists, for L. Ron Hubbard always marketed his doctrines as “technology”. Derived terms en Singularitarianism Adjective Relating to the technological singularity theory. en 2010 w:Jonathon Keats Virtual Words: Language on the Edge of Science and Technology Oxford University Press 9780199752904 142 https://books.google.de/books?id=sBIOXJqqVEUC&lpg=PA142&dq=%22Singularitarian%22&pg=PA142#v=onepage&q=%22Singularitarian%22&f=false “The Coming Technological Singularity” has often been credited with launching a so-called Singularitarian movement. en 2018 Corey Pein Live Work Work Work Die: A Journey into the Savage Heart of Silicon Valley https://books.google.de/books?id=uhQ4DwAAQBAJ&lpg=PT186&dq=%22Singularitarian%22&pg=PT172#v=onepage&q=%22Singularitarian%22&f=false VIII Metropolitan Books 9781627794862 There was always something fundamentally misanthropic about the Singularitarian vision, with its drive for the elimination of the body and its echoes of Christian millenarianism. References Further reading Singularitarianism en People Transhumanism