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Future life 2024-03-02T15:41:46.438Z
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Comment by DavidMadsen on Future life · 2024-03-03T09:32:01.982Z · LW · GW

I guess it comes down to what one think the goal of all life is

I would say that seeking all such "values" would be part of it, and you don't need billions of different creatures to do that when one optimal being could do it more efficiently

Comment by DavidMadsen on [deleted post] 2023-08-31T05:32:20.760Z

Instead of argue with religious people the existence of heaven, it is much more effective to persuade them that the soul is a superfluous concept and that only the brain is needed to explain what they are experiencing

Comment by DavidMadsen on [deleted post] 2023-08-23T10:40:39.335Z

But I did state its goal; to seek out truth (and to utilize anything that might yeild to that effort)

Comment by DavidMadsen on Gaining knowledge at a price · 2023-08-21T08:39:54.725Z · LW · GW

Thanks for taking the time to explain.

Comment by DavidMadsen on [deleted post] 2023-08-17T15:47:28.172Z
Comment by DavidMadsen on Gaining knowledge at a price · 2023-08-16T10:44:41.057Z · LW · GW

Since many LW readers responded negatively about my apparently controversial idea about AI (check my previous post) without commenting on why, I learned that maybe it's better to build up an audience who is willing to engage with you by leading with 'safer' posts

And the cost was debuting this community with negative karma