Re: Philosophy: It doesn't suck so bad we can't ignore it

From: Andy Toth (antst20+@pitt.edu)
Date: Tue Dec 26 2000 - 23:15:29 MST

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what are these stinkweeds, roses, hopes, improvement, and aroma, but
fancy electrical quanta?

"Eliezer S. Yudkowsky" wrote:
>
> "Philosophy is calling a stinkweed a rose in hopes of improving its
> aroma."
> -- dtgosnell
>
> -- -- -- -- --
> Eliezer S. Yudkowsky http://singinst.org/
> Research Fellow, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence

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