Somewhat more interesting. I’m not sure about the brain in a vat threat—I’m pulled between “that’s really creepy if it’s read literally—is she trapped there?” and the tone of “this is lightweight humor, you’re supposed to read it with most of your empathy turned off”.
“this is lightweight humor, you’re supposed to read it with most of your empathy turned off”
Ever since reading The Sword of Good, I’ve lost the ability to do that. Not that I was ever great at it. I wonder if that’s happened to anyone else. /irrelevant tangent
Somewhat more interesting. I’m not sure about the brain in a vat threat—I’m pulled between “that’s really creepy if it’s read literally—is she trapped there?” and the tone of “this is lightweight humor, you’re supposed to read it with most of your empathy turned off”.
Ever since reading The Sword of Good, I’ve lost the ability to do that. Not that I was ever great at it. I wonder if that’s happened to anyone else. /irrelevant tangent
Spoiler alert: People who’ve seen the movie Silent Hill might enjoy this comment. Vg jnf jrveq ubj n fznyy er-nffrffzrag bs gur cerzvfrf bs gur svyz znqr zr tb sebz “lrnuuuuu tb Fngna, xvyy nyy gubfr ovtbgrq Puevfgvna fgnaq-vaf!” gb “bu zl Tbq V jnf whfg purrevat nf gur qrivy znffnperq n ohapu bs cngurgvp fpnerq puhepu crbcyr va fbzr tbqsbefnxra yvzob jbeyq, gung’f nobhg nf Rivy nf vg trgf, jul nz V fb sevttva’ vzcerffvbanoyr”.
This is hardly an original thought, but I wonder how much work this does in ethical thought experiments.