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> why would a purely logical machine get out of bed in the morning? would it not need to "want" something first? In a word - huh? An irrational person might wa
by fenomas 11y ago
> why would a purely logical machine get out of bed in the morning? would it not need to "want" something first?
In a word - huh? An irrational person might wake up one morning with the urge to paint a picture - are you suggesting a purely rational person wouldn't feel such an urge, or that they wouldn't act on it? In either case, why not?
- bakhy 11y agoi'm suggesting "purely rational" prohibits the existence of emotion, otherwise we're dealing with a contradiction. sorry, i already replied to the peer comment to yours, maybe you can reply there?..
- TeMPOraL 11y agoThis discussion is confusing terms. Economic meaning of a rational agent is a bit different than the one we're discussing here. See: [0] about the definition and [1] about the feelings angle. [0] - http://lesswrong.com/lw/31/what_do_we_mean_by_rationality/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/31/what_do_we_mean_by_rationality/ [1] - http://lesswrong.com/lw/hp/feeling_rational/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/hp/feeling_rational/