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I think using "speak" as a metaphor is fine. I think it is bad to confuse it with a synthetic pseudo-conversation along the way to confusing it with an actual c
by wpietri 4y ago
I think using "speak" as a metaphor is fine. I think it is bad to confuse it with a synthetic pseudo-conversation along the way to confusing it with an actual conversation.
Ouija boards are neat, but let's please keep straight what's going on when somebody uses them.
- Nevermark 4y agoWell, of course it is a metaphor. > Through books, [...] methods, [...] perspectives [...], and other means. People are used to metaphors, and this is an extremely common one! People also pervasively use the synecdoche of talking about the creative output of human beings as if it were the person themselves. Refer to "Bach", when we mean his music. Say "Einstein tells us" to refer to an implication of one of his equations that Einstein himself might never have addressed directly, etc. Common figures of speech are unlikely to put us on the precipice of a mass delusion regarding literal communication with the dead or resurrection.
- wpietri 4y agoThanks, yes, I understand what a metaphor is. Did I give some indication I don't? Mass delusion is not my concern here. It's confusing an important conversation about potential benefits and harms of a new technology. A process I think requires more patience and care most discussions here.
- Nevermark 4y ago> Thanks, yes, I understand what a metaphor is. Did I give some indication I don't? I assumed you understood them. But so does everyone here. But, I am sure you are right about other potential harms, in addition to many obvious and non-obvious benefits.