AstroCJ

• AstroCJAug 22, 2010, 9:09 AM

  1 point

  on: Con­scious­ness of simu­la­tions & up­loads: a reductio

  I cannot agree at all; simSimone is plainly conscious if meatSimone is conscious; there are no magic pattern of electrical impulses in physical space which the universe will “notice” and imbue with consciousness.

• AstroCJAug 13, 2010, 10:37 PM

  6 points

  on: Wel­come to Less Wrong! (2010-2011)

  I’m a student; I value education and intellectual freedom for all sentient entities. I was told I would enjoy the Sequences after asking someone “Do you think that any ‘good’ society is inherently hierarchical?” over drinks.

  I’ve always identified as a rationalist since I remember being conscious; I became a stated atheist approximately age four when I literally rejected the notion of a loving God along with the idea of Father Christmas and the Easter Bunny.

• AstroCJJul 23, 2010, 4:14 AM

  5 points

  in reply to: BenAlbahari’s comment on: The many faces of status

  Are you serious? You missed

  g) Make an honest attempt at grasping the subject matter.

  I’m not sure if this is what you intended e) to cover, but if I meet a topic I’m completely unfamiliar with, my first instinct isn’t to destroy the conversation.