On 29 Nov 2017, at 21:38, Brent Meeker 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]> 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 (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.
Very interesting. It confirms the christians might have added this
when their integrist took power, as the "golden rule" is a trap,
leading to the idea that we can think at the place of the other, which
is the base of the religious form of oppression, perhaps all
oppression. It is incredible that they got the rule right before the
christians. If you have some reference again (take it easy: I know
that kind of stuff is often hard to find back). No, jesus did not
improve the rule, and if jesus is responsible to this, then he would
have some responsibility in the rise of integrism. But I doubt that
Jesus made that improvement. That is more plausibly something
attribute to him by the integrist later. I suppose. I will do some
search on the "silver rule". I am glad you find the Silver Rule more
sensible.
Bruno
Brent
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