There is almost certainly real evidence at some level; human beings (and thus human society) are fundamentally deterministic physical systems.
I was thinking more of human-comprehensible evidence when I said `evidence’, but you seem to have found that none of that exists.
I agree with your reasoning about the SIAI.
http://lesswrong.com/lw/3kl/optimizing_fuzzies_and_utilons_the_altruism_chip/ suggests a method for motivating oneself to donate. I haven’t tried this, but the poster found it quite effective.
I was thinking more of human-comprehensible evidence when I said `evidence’, but you seem to have found that none of that exists.
I agree with your reasoning about the SIAI.
http://lesswrong.com/lw/3kl/optimizing_fuzzies_and_utilons_the_altruism_chip/ suggests a method for motivating oneself to donate. I haven’t tried this, but the poster found it quite effective.