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I thoughts on the whole matter of religion is varied and widespread. Could you perhaps give me a summation what has happened over the 9 pages as I am ...

I am not convinced this is a Moral Truth. I do believe some kind of utilitarian approach is likely the best approximation (in terms of human existence...

a) Yes. After that it is speculative. I do not expect self-awareness honestly, but do see an extreme need for some scheme of ethical safeguards. For b...

I missed this: That is the danger I am talking about here. Once we are talking about a system that will is given the task over achieving X there is no...

It seems you do not believe AGI is a possibility. you may be correct but many in the field do not agree. On the off chance you are wrong then what?

Check my post for the use of hypotheticals. In short, it is mostly a private matter for us to meditate upon and tinker with. Some will find use in tin...

Of course? You do at least appreciate that a system that can compute at a vastly higher rate than us on endless tasks will beat us to the finish line ...

That which is appealing is highly associated with goodness. I think this is a given, no? Otherwise? What do you mean? I answered yes for the above rea...

I think you do not fully understand the implication of AGI here. Sentience is not one of them. AGI will effectively out perform every individual human...

I think he meant an algorithm following a pattern of efficiency NOT a moral code (so to speak). It will interpret as it sees fit within the directives...

Can you explain a little further. Not sure I grasp your point here. Thanks :)

The very same way an AI can beat human players in multiple games without being conscious. AGI does not mean necessarily mean conscious (as far as we k...

Well, most of the population of the planet is already has an extended organ (phone).

Absolutely not. AGI refers to human level intelligence (Artificial Intelligence). If AGI hits then it will grow exponentially more and more intelligen...

Well, yeah. That is part of the major problem I am highlighting here. Anyone studying ethics should have this topic at the very forefront of their min...

I was wasting my time it seems. Not even got going yet. Guess this is how things are now here. Bye bye :)

Are some natural languages more logical than others though? One of my biggest gripes with people discussing ethics/philosophy is that they believe ‘tr...

Are the manner in which some languages are structured more ‘logical’ then? I would English is certainly not particularly ‘logical’ as it is backwards ...

Why? I think more harm is caused if you pretend there is no difference, and act like languages are equal in every respect. That said, I would not as f...

I think that because it was reported in the field by a linguist. Sicilians do not use future tense and are widely regarded as being short-sighted/fun-...

Confusion about grammar? :D Comedy thread now.

Well, no. If you lack use of tenses (like Sicilians) then you are less likely to plan ahead. This is advantageous in some ays but perhaps not in other...

I was asking for opinoins and gave examples. Anyway, I get the gist done here bye

You think I am ignorant? Okay then … shut it down I will not waste my time if you assume I have not studied any linguistics. I guess you just have a p...

You are aware that that English is a bastardised language? I was suggesting that the eclectic nature of English (for reasons stated) helped it expand,...

Some values are better than others. Not sure how you could argue otherwise?

There is one example where English fell short. The terms Missus and Miss used for women was not as befitting as Italian or French, when a mature woman...

I would say mainly due to the British Empire first and foremost. I was more curious about how English may have helped in any slight way? Did the struc...

Great argument :D

I am saying there are clearly objective values to languages beyond mere convenience. English has changed over the years for sure maybe due to the numb...

reposted. I added a bit more context and an example. Maybe it was viewed as a glib post? Either way if there is a problem with it let me know and I wi...

I’ll just post it again I guess. Maybe a mistake somewhere?

not important. Autocorrect

You were the one buttering the colloquial term ‘change’ not me. Everything we know of remains similar enough to call it the same. Nothing remains the ...

There is no ethical dilemma then.

Someone would.

If that is the case then to say anything stays the same is a fallacy and it would also make the term is/change identical. Same effectively means simil...

You are a social animal. There is no denying this.

Every single extent. Humans need humans as much as they need food or water. Just because we can learn to survive longer and longer without human inter...

It is pretty clear. Piece by piece if every part is replaced it is still ‘the original’ as it is their ship. Someone collecting and reassembling the p...

I was commenting on that particular sentiment because when we write or speak it is undoubtedly done within a communal framework. What is said can be h...

It is a gradable antonym at best.

What evidence do you base this opinion on? Just curious. It helps to make your point clear so others can understand why you think what you think.

It is a false distinction. Assuming one can exist with the complete absence of the other is clearly just that, an assumption. One that has little to n...

This is incorrect. There are various factors that happen prior to conception that contribute to development. Circumstances are effectively ‘the enviro...

I do not believe you. You can read therefore you can think in words.

I agree that some thing must be known. For me a human definition of knowledge has more than raw data involved. I view knowledge as having weight depen...

A quick note about ‘illusion’. If everything perceived is an ‘illusion’ then the term has no meaning. Either there are perceptions that are illusions ...

I think there is a case for private billionaires as they are able to do things groups or governments cannot due to pressures of opinion. There is some...

There blatantly is. But the US has been rightwing for as long as I have been alive. You cannot call several instances of cheap/free healthcare anythin...