Re: [agi] The Logic of Nirvana

2008-06-13 Thread Jiri Jelinek
a future AGI will probably believe one thing, but act as if it believes something quite different, for very logical reasons. I wish/hope we can avoid that. AGI should IMO follow scientific principles. If its honesty hurts then our society/environment should be targeted for a change. Regards,

Re: [agi] The Logic of Nirvana

2008-06-13 Thread J Storrs Hall, PhD
On Friday 13 June 2008 02:42:10 pm, Steve Richfield wrote: Buddhism teaches that happiness comes from within, so stop twisting the world around to make yourself happy, because this can't succeed. However, it also teaches that all life is sacred, so pay attention to staying healthy. In short,

Re: [agi] The Logic of Nirvana

2008-06-13 Thread Jiri Jelinek
Buddhism teaches that happiness comes from within, so stop twisting the world around to make yourself happy, because this can't succeed. Which is of course false... It might come within but triggers can be internal as well as external and both work pretty well. For the world twisting, it's just