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there's one worthy goal in life, and that's curing death, or alternatively, merging with a machine. The essence of our existence is the informational structure
by cblconfederate 6y ago
there's one worthy goal in life, and that's curing death, or alternatively, merging with a machine. The essence of our existence is the informational structure in our brains , and it's the only entity with agency in the universe. Moral views of death invariably assume there is another one, even if it is "the benign indifference of the universe", as camus said. The universe doesnt have indifference, and it can't help because in fact it doesnt exist, only my brain exists.
- smallnamespace 6y agoOn the other hand, curing death would cause many societal problems. If you think the current amount of wealth inequality is bad, just wait until the young need to compete against generations of immortals who have accumulated hundreds of years of assets and interest.
- ausbah 6y agothe book / show Altered Carbon does a good portrayal of this. defacto immortality has been created, but with it still being inaccessible to much of society even after hundreds of years.
- xarthna 6y agoI'm not sure I understand what you are stating here. The universe does in fact exist. When _your_ brain ceases to exist the universe will still be here, and my brain's interpretation of that universe is my consciousness.
- cblconfederate 6y agoi mean a universe with agency or any human-like properties. And more generally, we can't really know if the universe exists outside of us. We are limited to perceive that there exist regularities in the information content that our brains exchange with each other.