I had a conversation about argument mapping software with Katja Grace and Paul Christiano at the weekend, and this comment reinforces my conclusion that really good argument mapping software would be a very high value thing to have. I want to map out the tree of arguments underlying Beckstead’s thesis, so that I can ask you to identify a particular node you disagree with, and set out a counterargument that he hasn’t already presented. It would be a lot easier to tell whether there is value in what you say that way.
However, in the absence of that, a paragraph saying “On page X he asserts Y, but Z” would help a lot.
I had a conversation about argument mapping software with Katja Grace and Paul Christiano at the weekend, and this comment reinforces my conclusion that really good argument mapping software would be a very high value thing to have. I want to map out the tree of arguments underlying Beckstead’s thesis, so that I can ask you to identify a particular node you disagree with, and set out a counterargument that he hasn’t already presented. It would be a lot easier to tell whether there is value in what you say that way.
However, in the absence of that, a paragraph saying “On page X he asserts Y, but Z” would help a lot.
Does this thesis say something beyond, “If life is good, and if we have a chance to create lots of life, then we should go for it?”