Extrapolating current cosmological theories 10,000 years into the future to derive pessimistic conclusions about growth is absurd because fundamental cosmological theory changes on timescales of decades, and it is unknowable what physics will reveal about the substrate limits of computation at quantum gravity scales.
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David DeutschEvidence Quote
“it's absurd to extrapolate our existing theories of cosmology 10,000 years into the future”
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David Deutsch & Steven Pinker (First Ever Public Dialogue) — AGI, P(Doom), & The Enemies of Progress— Joseph Noel WalkerCreated: 8/12/2026, 10:21:48 PM
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