Follow this train of thought to its logical conclusion and you get Greg Egan's Permutation City. Very much recommended.
Still cracks me up, that page.
(BTW you should definitely read Permulation City, and the 'sequel' Diaspora. Try not to found any cults tho.)
I get the feeling there's a joke somewhere I'm not getting that's pretty funny.
Just because it isn't a joke doesn't mean it isn't hilarious though. Look into roko's basilisk, if you dare!