It appears as if "Eliezer S. Yudkowsky" <sentience@pobox.com> wrote:
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|> "If we adopt the meme system that we should avoid killing then we need not
|> put lots of resources on avoid being killed (cf. Bosnia). Therefore, we
|> should avoid killing."
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|I see. So, in other words, you're walking a totally predetermined
|trajectory where your current meme system determines the meme system
|you'll adopt next. (As adjusted for your innate instincts, of course.)
Ahh, the old question of Free Will pops up.
|Your walk takes into account no sort of objective right or wrong
|whatsoever, just your current set of prejudices. If your meme system
|told you to adopt a meme system that told you to nuke Cincinatti, you'd
|basically have no defense. If you'd been born a worshipper of Great
|Moloch, you'd stay that way until the end of time. You don't claim that
|the truth has anything to do with what you believe, so why should I lend
|credence to your beliefs, why should I think your beliefs are covariant
|with the truth?
|You could do anything, kill me or kiss your worst enemy, and deny that
|reasoning has anything to do with it. It appears as if your meme system
|makes you a sentience to avoid, maybe even to terminate with extreme
|prejudice. Thank you for the warning.
You appear to enter the Debate Mode. This normally indicates that I have somehow triggered the meme system into self-protection. Sorry about that.