My view is that emotions are systems programmed in by the genome to
cause the computational machinery to pursue ends of interest to
evolution, namely those relevant to leaving grandchildren.
I would concur and rephrase it as follows: Human emotions are "hard-coded"
goals that were "implemented"/selected through the "force" of evolution --
and it's hard to argue with long-term evolution.
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From: "Eric Baum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [agi] Pure reason is a disease.
My point, in that essay, is that the nature of human emotions is rooted
in the human brain architecture,
Mark> I'll agree that human emotions are rooted in human brain
Mark> architecture but there is also the question -- is there
Mark> something analogous to emotion which is generally necessary for
Mark> *effective* intelligence? My answer is a qualified but definite
Mark> yes since emotion clearly serves a number of purposes that
Mark> apparently aren't otherwise served (in our brains) by our pure
Mark> logical reasoning mechanisms (although, potentially, there may
Mark> be something else that serves those purposes equally well). In
Mark> particular, emotions seem necessary (in humans) to a) provide
Mark> goals, b) provide pre-programmed constraints (for when logical
Mark> reasoning doesn't have enough information), and c) enforce
Mark> urgency.
My view is that emotions are systems programmed in by the genome to
cause the computational machinery to pursue ends of interest to
evolution, namely those relevant to leaving grandchildren.
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