Most people in the Western world would be horrified by the prospect of an alternate history in which the Victorians somehow managed to set their worldviews and moral perceptions in stone, ensuring that all of the descendents would have the same goals and priorities as they did.
Why should we expect our mind-children to view us any differently than we do our own distant ancestors?
If Eliezer’s parents had possessed the ability to make him ‘Friendly’ by their own beliefs and priorities, he would never have taken the positions and life-path that he has. Does he believe things would have been better if his parents had possessed such power?
Most people in the Western world would be horrified by the prospect of an alternate history in which the Victorians somehow managed to set their worldviews and moral perceptions in stone, ensuring that all of the descendents would have the same goals and priorities as they did.
Why should we expect our mind-children to view us any differently than we do our own distant ancestors?
If Eliezer’s parents had possessed the ability to make him ‘Friendly’ by their own beliefs and priorities, he would never have taken the positions and life-path that he has. Does he believe things would have been better if his parents had possessed such power?