http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/bufu/ Collaborating and Innovating in Anticipation of the Singularity en-us 2005-02-27T23:15:50-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/bufu/016823.html Futurists by definition have an eye toward what is to come. However, futurism may take many forms, from eager spontaneous anticipation of future events to thoughtful co-construction of near, or even not-so-near, occurrences. Rapid advances in biotechnology, nanotechnology, and artificial intelligence may be set to converge, resulting in the impending... On the path toward knowledge production chri1010 2005-02-27T23:15:50-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/bufu/013202.html “We must bring about a revolution in our way of living our everyday lives, be­cause our happiness, our lives, are within ourselves.” —Thich Nhat Hanh True Love... chri1010 2004-12-31T00:58:24-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/bufu/013201.html Okay, so it's been awhile since there have been any bufu postings. I have been struggling not so much with the content of what I want to write about Buddhism and Futurism, but more about the audience for my writing. I'm also thinking about possible formats for what I want... chri1010 2004-12-31T00:42:43-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/bufu/004403.html George Dvorsky writes about how he has combined Buddhism and Futurism as a transhumanist. He describes his bufu practice in his blog entry found here.... chri1010 2004-08-22T01:35:11-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/bufu/003999.html After a recent Thursday Thirsters meeting in Portland, OR, Art Harkins wrote the following email to Robert Textor and others: The idea germinating in my mind is based on the Thirsters' respect for individual thought and expression for the benefit of all. Years ago I came up with the concept... On the path toward knowledge production chri1010 2004-08-09T00:55:52-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/bufu/003901.html I''ve been thinking some about how Vinge and others can't say for sure that The Singularity, as they have defined it, will happen. Vinge and his colleagues suggest possible scenarios in which the Singularity won't happen: Earth is destroyed by a meteorite, for example; war, or some other human intervention,... The Singularity chri1010 2004-08-05T01:53:28-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/bufu/003900.html Ah, the nuances of language! I suppose "inter-" tends to mean "between" or "among" contexts (in this case), whereas "trans-" implies some sense of motion passing between/among contexts. Does it matter? It does in terms of what's out there alreay. While intercontextual may not have already been put into use,... BuFu Musings chri1010 2004-08-05T01:04:09-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/bufu/003828.html Transhuman Horizons is a website devoted to science, technology and futursim. In an online forum discussion among members of the Extropian Institute, the topic of the singularity is discussed. In this discussion, Buddhism is described as a value system most likely able to cope with the singularity because one principle... Resources chri1010 2004-08-03T13:31:41-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/bufu/003827.html I think Vernor Vinge is probably credited as the originator of the concept of The Singularity. Since I've put a link to his paper here, I don't think I need to paraphrase his definition of the singularity itself. A few thoughts on the implications, though.... Although the singularity is usually... Resources chri1010 2004-08-03T13:01:02-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/bufu/003822.html I've been reading this book called Thoughts Without a Thinker: Psychotherapy from a Buddhist Perspective by Mark Epstein. While the book focuses pretty tightly around how psychotherapy can be enhanced by adding a Buddhist perspective, I think there's applicability to the more general understanding of the self here, too. Epstein... Resources chri1010 2004-08-03T12:44:06-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/bufu/003628.html For a long time, I've been feeling frustrated with the baggage that comes with words like "multiculturalism" and "interculturalism." In the US context, these words seem to be in struggle with each other, as "multicultural" usually refers to the power dimensions of race, class, and gender in this country. On... Selves chri1010 2004-07-29T12:24:14-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/chri1010/bufu/003626.html Buddhists and Futurists will be working together to create contexts for the development and implementation of virtual selves. These viritual selves will encompass our "imagined, visionary self/selves" as we work toward actualizing our "liveability quotient." On our path, we'll enlist the assistance of buddhists and futurists to guide us to... On the path toward knowledge production chri1010 2004-07-29T11:55:44-06:00