On Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 8:38:50 PM UTC, Brent wrote: > > > > On 11/29/2017 3:44 AM, Bruno Marchal wrote: > > > On 28 Nov 2017, at 18:49, Jason Resch wrote: > > > > On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 11:32 AM, Bruno Marchal <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: >> >> This question is more interesting. I tend to fall in the camp that we >> exercise little control over the ultimate decision made by such a super >> intelligence, but I am optimistic that a super intelligence will, during >> the course of its ascension, discover and formalize a system of ethics, and >> this may lead to it deciding not to wipe out other life forms. For >> example, it might discover the same ideas expressed here ( >> https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Arnold_Zuboff/publication/233329805_One_Self_The_Logic_of_Experience/links/54adcdb60cf2213c5fe419ec/One-Self-The-Logic-of-Experience.pdf >> >> ) and therefore determine something like the golden rule is rationally >> justified. >> >> >> I will take a look. I read him in Mind's I. What is the golden rule? >> >> > I am sure you have heard of it in concept, perhaps this name for it is > specific to english, but it is defined as: > > The Golden Rule <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Rule> (which can be > considered a law of reciprocity in some religions) is the principle of > treating others as one would wish to be treated. It is a maxim of altruism > that is found in many religions and cultures. > > > OK, I did. With Mechanism, the Golden Rule is more like "don't treat > others as *they* do not want to be treated", > > > That's commonly referred to as the Silver Rule. It was a commonplace in > pre-Christian ethics. Supposedly Jesus improved on it with the Golden > Rule. I agree that the Silver Rule is more sensible. > > Brent >
Silver rule? Did you make that up, a joke, or was it really commonplace in pre Christian ethics? It must be a joke, right? AG -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
