After reading that article, I feel as though A Fable of Science and Politics should be a prerequisite, for all the times it was hyper linked.
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What do Christians do with the idea of “you’re not spreading His Word fast enough”? It would be the same kind of scenario if there’s nothing restraining Christian evangelical obligation.
Which blogposts are these?
I watched 2 Girls 1 Cup, then had to watch it again after I realized my speakers were off.
I can’t imagine that anyone is advocating taking them seriously.
It could, if we say that consciousness (I’m still not sure how that word is thought of here) is thought to be a physical object. However, (and I am saying this tentatively), I’ve heard of instances where particles can be made to have no distinction, where action on one particle has effect on a particle at a distance, so there is a prior example of two physical objects being the same entity despite spatial and numerical difference.
Subject: a word which is synonymous with person.
Everyone: All persons that exist, have existed or will exist.
Though I have a feeling these definitions aren’t rigorous. I’m also stumped on “numerically identical”.
This will require careful thinking on my part- I’ll get back to you in a few days. For that purpose, what are the other tests of meaningfulness?
I’m not convinced that it’s false- I’m hoping someone could help me with that.
I tried to rot13 my previous discussion and was only mocked. The attitude towards basilisks seems to be one of glib reassurance.
I think they both need to make eye contact.
I think a level of gaiety and excitement is appropriate given the subject.
I know one.
Also I think you’re missing the word “know”
You magnificent, magnanimous son of a bitch.
How do I convince someone that Open Individualism is false?
“Three ar-ruh-ruh-row”
And?
You suggest that since its possible to mimic pain, it’s impossible to tell if pain is genuine by the signs it leaves, yes?
But that’s giving up rather early. Mimicry is imperfect, in that there is no such thing as an entity which is the same in every way as every other entity, except for having to mimic the feeling of suffering. We can look at people with anti social personality disorder, and notice that, while they do feel pain, lack any feeling of grief, shame or regret. And yet they do mimic the feelings well, other traits betray them, such as impulsiveness, frustration and boredom.
You say a parrot can be trained to say “That makes me sad”, but parrots will also have a physiological signs of suffering.
This is not the question you asked.
I wonder, if this community has the allegiance of at least 100 rationalists in the 80th percentile for rationality, how much money could be raised if all of them tried to form separate start-ups as feeder companies for MIRI?