“It is a teaching of my people,” you say, “that what you call a ‘soul’ is… a confused idea.”
Since our current model of the universe doesn’t explain it, obviously it doesn’t exist; let’s all laugh at those backwards idiots who question the eternal, unchanging and complete truth of Physics As It’s Known As Of AD 2008.
Hey, this should make Eliezer’s job much easier: The Standard Model doesn’t mention good or bad either, so these are really just more confused ideas. All this worrying about FAI vs. UFAI is for nothing, because physics proves that a universe where everything is made of paperclips cannot be any “worse” than any other.
“It is a teaching of my people,” you say, “that what you call a ‘soul’ is… a confused idea.” Since our current model of the universe doesn’t explain it, obviously it doesn’t exist; let’s all laugh at those backwards idiots who question the eternal, unchanging and complete truth of Physics As It’s Known As Of AD 2008.
Hey, this should make Eliezer’s job much easier: The Standard Model doesn’t mention good or bad either, so these are really just more confused ideas. All this worrying about FAI vs. UFAI is for nothing, because physics proves that a universe where everything is made of paperclips cannot be any “worse” than any other.