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Kenshin

['Member']Joined: May 12, 2017 at 09:49Last active: March 30, 2018 at 05:573 discussions17 comments

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In: It's not easy being Green  — view comment
I agree that ethics emerges as a negotiation between subjects, however negotiation is intrinsically linked to power. Where subjects have similar level...
March 26, 2018 at 15:53
In: Welcome to The Philosophy Forum - an introduction thread  — view comment
Thanks!
March 25, 2018 at 16:49
In: Beautiful Things  — view comment
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March 25, 2018 at 16:38
In: Is it immoral to power down an AI?  — view comment
But as I asked Charleton, what if you personally found out that despite having a human body, your mind was actually an AI machine created by some mad ...
March 25, 2018 at 16:22
In: Is it immoral to power down an AI?  — view comment
Think of it this way. Imagine you went to a doctor for an operation, and the doctor told you that your body was actually a machine, and your mind was ...
March 25, 2018 at 16:05
In: Is it immoral to power down an AI?  — view comment
As in, the AI has the same subjective mental experience as a human being.
March 25, 2018 at 16:01
In: Is it immoral to power down an AI?  — view comment
We usually assign rights to all people even if we can't prove that they are conscious. So if we assign rights to people even though we can't prove the...
March 25, 2018 at 15:59
In: Why do you believe morality is subjective?  — view comment
I agree that your conclusion is valid given your postulates, however I, and I'd imagine others who believe morality is subjective, would disagree with...
March 25, 2018 at 14:07
In: Choose: Morality or Immorality?  — view comment
I don't act "morally" to avoid the negative repercussions of acting "immorally", but rather I act "morally" to enjoy the societal benefits of doing so...
March 25, 2018 at 12:19
In: What are you listening to right now?  — view comment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weeI1G46q0o
May 18, 2017 at 10:48
In: Potential  — view comment
Because free will too is an illusion.
May 14, 2017 at 06:33
In: Potential  — view comment
If you believe in a deterministic universe and that people don't have free will, even knowledge isn't "potential", because what will happen is defined...
May 14, 2017 at 00:55
In: Potential  — view comment
In some respects, potential merely indicates a lack of knowledge. For with all knowledge, one might know exactly what will or won't happen, so the con...
May 13, 2017 at 13:42
In: Truth or Pleasure?  — view comment
Thanks for your remark. Pleasure and knowledge where the things I had thought of, but could there be a third or even a fourth element too, or is this ...
May 13, 2017 at 13:40
In: An Alternative To The Golden Rule  — view comment
Do what you can get away with
May 13, 2017 at 06:30
In: Fulfilling the Human Social Need  — view comment
If robots fulfil a genuine human need, I see no harm in using them. My only concern would be if the robots are not sufficient but are used anyway.
May 13, 2017 at 06:15
In: Truth or Pleasure?  — view comment
Can you justify that? Can we suppose that I'm self sufficient, live by myself on my own island? I may never even know of another person's existence so...
May 12, 2017 at 10:30
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