in thread "What if the extended human phenotype is natural and convergent?": I think this is only true given the human genome, not all viable genomes. Consider the octopus. Consider the advanced space octopus from Alpha Centauri. I have low confidence that it would converge on the "human" in as strong a sense as the above suggest.... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) retry 9 9 I think this is only (view hidden) retry 9 9 I don't think humanity is substrate-independent. I think the human genotype and phenotype are central to humanity. I also don't think human intelligence is "general" in the sense that people now usually mean this.... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) retry 8 8 I don't think humani (view hidden) retry 8 8