The Future of Mankind
Jason and Russell have some Big Thoughts about the future fate of mankind. And Russell beat me to making a call-out to one of the Biggest Thoughts of them all. So instead, I’ll offer this: I have always been more immediately scared and concerned about the final exchange of Colossus: The Forbin Project than issues of grand cosmic fate and entropy. I fear that in that final exchange, Colossus’ assessment of human nature is right and thus so is its prediction. Dr. Forbin gets the last word, but the only use to which he can put it is to announce his own obsolescence.
Colossus, M5, AM, Alex, HAL, WOPR, Skynet. There are more malicious computers than beneficent ones in SF.
Did you ever read “The Fall of Colossus” and “Colossus and the Crab”?Report
No, just the synopses available on the web. Like the Highlander sequels, I prefer to pretend they do not exist.Report
Just as last week was all-abortion-all-the-time, today seems to be “big thoughts day.” First Jason, on the existence of the soul, and now the future of mankind.
My ears are melting.Report