Tag Archives: values

Quora – creating AI

Posted on June 19, 2019 by

Is it possible for an intelligent being (such as a human) to create something more intelligent than the most intelligent human? As many others have stated, it depends on how one defines both “create” and “intelligence”. Evolution as a process … Continue reading →

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Quora – humans as machines

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Quora – Is it fair to say that humans are nothing more than extremely complex machines? It very much depends what you mean by machine. It seems beyond any shadow of reasonable doubt that we are complex entities made of … Continue reading →

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Homo Economicus

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

Evonomics – How to Destroy Neoliberalism: Kill ‘Homo Economicus’ Some great ideas in this “The last 40 years of research across multiple scientific disciplines has proven, with certainty, that homo economicus does not exist. Outside of economic models, this is … Continue reading →

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In murder intrinsically bad

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

Mark Hubey – asked – is murder intrinsically bad In as far as our values all seem to be defined by the differential survival of variants over time, and in as far as that tends to give us a value … Continue reading →

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Fo Logic – Values

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

Foundations of Logic – Values A response to Mark Hubey’s post “There are no values in Nature. Nothing is intrinsically good or bad, nor does Nature or anything in Nature exist for the sake of some purpose. Whatever is, just … Continue reading →

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Comment on a Jordan Peterson video about the radical left

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson On The Impact Of the Radical Left – YouTube 02:16 “It is easy to understand why people are emotionally drawn to the ideals of socialism (let’s say) or the left; because it draws it’s fundamental motivational … Continue reading →

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Foundations of Logic group – markets and risk

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

A link from Foundations of Logic Group – NEWS Deadly Incurable Illness Spreading Across The Globe Infecting Nearly A Million People Just one more of the many examples where market incentives are directly at variance with human survival. It is … Continue reading →

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