...indeed. It seems that I failed to figure out just what I was arguing against. Let me re-make that point.
As far as first steps along that path go, they have already been taken: we have gone from a world without computers to a world with one, and we can’t reverse that. The logical place to focus our efforts would seem to be the next step which has not been taken, which could very well be reimplementing EURISKO. (Though it could also very well be running a neural net on a supercomputer or some guy making the video game “Operant Conditioning Hero”.)
We have gone from a world without dictators to a world with one, and we can’t reverse that. The logical place to focus our efforts would seem to be the next step which has not been taken, which could very well be resurrecting Hitler.
While grandparent was probably a miscalculation of some sort, I feel that mentioning Hitler is more acceptable if the context is Nazi super science than outrage maximization.
Grandparent was probably a miscalculation of some sort, but I think mention of Hitler is acceptable if the context is Nazi super science rather than outrage maximization.
Resurrecting Hitler would probably teach us a lot about medicine, actually. If we can generalize the process by which we resurrect Hitler, we could save a lot of lives.
True, if resurrecting Hitler is a good idea and we can cause it to happen; if resurrecting Hitler is inevitable and we can ensure that he ends up being a good guy; or if resurrecting Hitler would be bad and we can prevent it from happening.
...indeed. It seems that I failed to figure out just what I was arguing against. Let me re-make that point.
As far as first steps along that path go, they have already been taken: we have gone from a world without computers to a world with one, and we can’t reverse that. The logical place to focus our efforts would seem to be the next step which has not been taken, which could very well be reimplementing EURISKO. (Though it could also very well be running a neural net on a supercomputer or some guy making the video game “Operant Conditioning Hero”.)
We have gone from a world without dictators to a world with one, and we can’t reverse that. The logical place to focus our efforts would seem to be the next step which has not been taken, which could very well be resurrecting Hitler.
Seriously? I did not think a discussion of Eurisko could be Godwinned. Bravo.
While grandparent was probably a miscalculation of some sort, I feel that mentioning Hitler is more acceptable if the context is Nazi super science than outrage maximization.
Grandparent was probably a miscalculation of some sort, but I think mention of Hitler is acceptable if the context is Nazi super science rather than outrage maximization.
Resurrecting Hitler would probably teach us a lot about medicine, actually. If we can generalize the process by which we resurrect Hitler, we could save a lot of lives.
True, if resurrecting Hitler is a good idea and we can cause it to happen; if resurrecting Hitler is inevitable and we can ensure that he ends up being a good guy; or if resurrecting Hitler would be bad and we can prevent it from happening.