My arguments attempts to provide a descriptive explanation of why all evolved intelligence do have a tendency towards ECL, but it provide no basis to argue such intelligence should have such a tendency in a normative sense.
Still somehow as an individual (with such tendencies), I find the idea that other distant intelligence will also have a tendency towards ECL does provide some personal motivation. I don’t feel like such a “sucker” if I spend energy on an activity like this, since I know others will to, and it is only “fair” that I contribute my share.
Notice, I still have a suspicion that this way of thinking in myself is a product of my descriptive explanation. But that does not diminish the personal motivation is provides me.
In this end, this is still not really a normative explanation. At best is could be a MOTIVATING explanation, for the normative behavior you are hoping for.
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For me, however, the main reason I like such a descriptive explanation is that it feels like it could one day be proved true. We could potentially verify that ECL follows from evolution as a statement about the inherent and objective nature of the universe. Such objective statements are of great interest to me, as they feel like I am understanding a part of reality itself.
Chi, I think that is correct.
My arguments attempts to provide a descriptive explanation of why all evolved intelligence do have a tendency towards ECL, but it provide no basis to argue such intelligence should have such a tendency in a normative sense.
Still somehow as an individual (with such tendencies), I find the idea that other distant intelligence will also have a tendency towards ECL does provide some personal motivation. I don’t feel like such a “sucker” if I spend energy on an activity like this, since I know others will to, and it is only “fair” that I contribute my share.
Notice, I still have a suspicion that this way of thinking in myself is a product of my descriptive explanation. But that does not diminish the personal motivation is provides me.
In this end, this is still not really a normative explanation. At best is could be a MOTIVATING explanation, for the normative behavior you are hoping for.
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For me, however, the main reason I like such a descriptive explanation is that it feels like it could one day be proved true. We could potentially verify that ECL follows from evolution as a statement about the inherent and objective nature of the universe. Such objective statements are of great interest to me, as they feel like I am understanding a part of reality itself.
Interesting topic!