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but "they" don't exist to the agent inflicting pain. "they" are just a number, by definition. Just the result of a calculation... Edit: or if you dont like tha

but "they" don't exist to the agent inflicting pain. "they" are just a number, by definition. Just the result of a calculation... Edit: or if you dont like that explanation, why should a consensus of a calculation have any more merit than an individual calculation?

llamaimperative 3y ago
Well no, the agent's model of the other person is just data, but this model is so convincing that most people don't perceive it as such and they're thoroughly convinced of the realness of the other person. Consensus matters because if people around you disagree with you they will kill you or put you in prison. At rock bottom this is how all laws and ethical norms are created.