throwaway666d

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   by throwaway666d 6y ago

   I agree about the American military, although they are not necessarily an ultimate force for good as they are an instrument largely of Congress and the President (which aren't particularly likely to make ethical calls these days, unf
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   by throwaway666d 6y ago

   The value of a human life stems from two components: 1) the value of their consciousness (how overall good or bad it feels to be them) 2) their expected instrumental effects on the nature of all expected future people's consciousness.
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   by throwaway666d 6y ago

   The risks posed by emerging technology is rapidly outpacing our ability to manage them, both technologically and philosophically. Reservedly, I'm convinced that the best thing that could happen to humanity would be some event that dra