This is an interesting read and introduction to the idea of Singularity can be found here. Being of a scientific mind the idea of Singularity interests me a great deal. It will be very interesting to see where mankind takes itself. Do we have a Singularity event coming in our lifetime? Or will our own hubris as a species keep such a thing from happening? Periodically I do wonder when we will manage to blow ourselves to kingdom come.
If RPGs and Signularity interest you I encourage you to check out Eclipse Phase. Its a really cool table top RPG that takes the idea that the Singularity event occurred and lets you play in a universe that really asks a lot of interesting and thought provoking questions about humanity, transhumanity, the soul, death, religion, and destiny as a species. I haven't the faintest idea how to run a decent Eclipse Phase campaign, but I do enjoy reading the books and pondering the questions it raises.
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