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I didn't say anything about what would be better. Only what's possible. But also "psychopath" is nowhere near what I described.
by andrewflnr 1y ago
I didn't say anything about what would be better. Only what's possible. But also "psychopath" is nowhere near what I described.
- bluefirebrand 1y agoAn intelligence without emotions would be a psychopath. Empathy is an emotion
- dinkumthinkum 1y agoEmpathy is not an emotion. Empathy is essentially the ability to experience the thoughts and feelings of other minds.
- bluefirebrand 1y agoThe fact that empathy is not an emotion does not at all change what I'm saying. If you don't experience emotions, then you cannot experience empathy either
- andrewflnr 1y agoLet me quote your previous comment: > An intelligence without emotions would be a psychopath. Empathy is an emotion "Empathy is an emotion" was, in fact, an essential part of your syllogism. Regardless, we're potentially talking about something sufficiently inhuman that the term "psychopath" can no longer apply. If there was an ant colony that was somehow smart enough build and operate machinery or whatever and casually bulldozed people and their homes, would you call it a "psychopath", or just skip that and call it "terrifying"?
- XorNot 1y agoHigh functioning psychopaths can live perfectly ordinary lives regardless.
- bluefirebrand 1y agoI'm not worried about the psychopaths in this scenario, I'm worried about their victims
- XorNot 1y agoYou could not possibly have missed the point more[1]. [1] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-neuroscientist-who-discovered-he-was-a-psychopath-180947814/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-neuroscien...