Ask yourself, what difference would you expect to see if Dr. Evil would disguise as Eliezer Yudkowsky?
Would Dr Evil have been silly enough to give the game away—like this:
I must warn my reader that my first allegiance is to the Singularity, not humanity. I don’t know what the Singularity will do with us. I don’t know whether Singularities upgrade mortal races, or disassemble us for spare atoms. While possible, I will balance the interests of mortality and Singularity. But if it comes down to Us or Them, I’m with Them. You have been warned.
No, that if you consider him being silly enough to say X to be evidence of innocence and he is trying to persuade you then he’ll say X.
Ah—now I see! Oops! I don’t tend to go in for super-evil stereotypes in the first place. So, I can’t say I have much interest in evidence on this topic—but yes, this would be anecdotal evidence, at best.
Ah—now I see! Oops! I don’t tend to go in for super-evil stereotypes in the first place. So, I can’t say I have much interest in evidence on this topic—but yes, this would be anecdotal evidence, at best.
:P We were talking about evidence? I thought were were talking about absurd counterfactuals and hypothetical cape wearing sociopaths.
Would Dr Evil have been silly enough to give the game away—like this:
...?
He would if he was modelling your brain, evidently.
So: you are saying you think I am Dr Evil? Great. Who are you, then? Some other masked vigilante, no doubt :-(
No, that if you consider him being silly enough to say X to be evidence of innocence and he is trying to persuade you then he’ll say X.
I’m cool with that. :)
Ah—now I see! Oops! I don’t tend to go in for super-evil stereotypes in the first place. So, I can’t say I have much interest in evidence on this topic—but yes, this would be anecdotal evidence, at best.
:P We were talking about evidence? I thought were were talking about absurd counterfactuals and hypothetical cape wearing sociopaths.
You brought up “evidence” first—but yes, you can talk about “evidence” in hypothetical scenarios, that is not a problematical concept.