“Narnia as a simplified case where the problem is especially stark.”
I believe there are at least two significant differences:
Aslan was not created by humans, it does not represent the “story of intelligence” (quite contrary, lesser intelligence was created by Aslan, as long as you interpret it as God).
There is only single Aslan with single predetermined “goal” while there are millions of Culture minds, with no single “goal”.
(actually, second point is what I dislike so much about the idea of singleton—it can turn into something like benevolent but oppressing God too easily. Aslan IS Narnia Singleton).
Eliezer:
“Narnia as a simplified case where the problem is especially stark.”
I believe there are at least two significant differences:
Aslan was not created by humans, it does not represent the “story of intelligence” (quite contrary, lesser intelligence was created by Aslan, as long as you interpret it as God).
There is only single Aslan with single predetermined “goal” while there are millions of Culture minds, with no single “goal”.
(actually, second point is what I dislike so much about the idea of singleton—it can turn into something like benevolent but oppressing God too easily. Aslan IS Narnia Singleton).