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Leftist

['Member']Joined: November 18, 2022 at 12:21Last active: March 18, 2023 at 08:292 discussions10 comments
Location: Seattle, USA

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In: The Hard Problem of Consciousness & the Fundamental Abstraction  — view comment
"Consciousness" conflates two completely separate things: intelligence and qualia All claims made of consciousness must be true of both at the same ti...
March 02, 2023 at 00:21
In: If we're just insignificant speck of dust in the universe, then what's the point of doing anything?  — view comment
The only thing with intelligence in the entire galaxy is humanity. Humans, you being one of them, decide what happens to all those 100 billion stars a...
March 02, 2023 at 00:15
In: Will the lack of AI Alignment will be the end of humanity?  — view comment
AGI alone could never be powerful enough for that, and you cannot limit technology. Hobbyists will always make it, if the experts do, given enough tim...
March 02, 2023 at 00:13
In: What should be done with the galaxy?  — view comment
I think you're missing a real reason why any of that should happen
January 27, 2023 at 04:14
In: What should be done with the galaxy?  — view comment
Interesting. But why?
January 26, 2023 at 22:53
In: What should be done with the galaxy?  — view comment
doesn't that mean everyone's wrong about what should exist and should happen?
January 22, 2023 at 10:30
In: Torture is morally fine.  — view comment
I don't understand that at all. If nothing can be good, or bad, how can anything ever be good, or bad?
November 20, 2022 at 12:48
In: Torture is morally fine.  — view comment
The only thing that should be done are things which are good. Good things should be done. If anything should be done, it is by definition good. If you...
November 19, 2022 at 12:49
In: Torture is morally fine.  — view comment
Let me re-state and examine the various arguments you all have given. "The community creates moral truths." I attribute this argument to Michael and V...
November 19, 2022 at 06:38
In: Torture is morally fine.  — view comment
Nope! These are my actual beliefs. They're unusual, I know. Thanks for the welcome!
November 19, 2022 at 06:38
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