I suppose there are a lot more Void metaphors in the Tao Te Ching that we could borrow instead, although maybe not all of them are as apt. Yudkowsky likened rationality to a martial art in the Sequences. It’s along the same theme as the rest of that. Martial arts are centered around fighting, which can involve hurting other humans, but more as a pragmatic means to an end rather than, say, torture.
I suppose there are a lot more Void metaphors in the Tao Te Ching that we could borrow instead, although maybe not all of them are as apt. Yudkowsky likened rationality to a martial art in the Sequences. It’s along the same theme as the rest of that. Martial arts are centered around fighting, which can involve hurting other humans, but more as a pragmatic means to an end rather than, say, torture.