tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post112096067165207843..comments2023-10-29T10:32:36.914-04:00Comments on Philosophy, et cetera: Wishful Thinking AlertRichard Y Chappellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725218276285291235noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post-1120974815512798842005-07-10T01:53:00.000-04:002005-07-10T01:53:00.000-04:00I personally seek out disturbing concequences for ...I personally seek out disturbing concequences for my own views. Your views SHOULD have some disturbing concequences because it is impossible to avoid them. So in themselves are not evidence the view should be changed unless they are MORE disturbing than others. I also think views ae more reliable when they are against my own interests and thus these are some of my beliefs I am most vocal about.<BR/><BR/>I also like to confront people with those disturbing concequences of their own ideas. <BR/><BR/>Having said that I want there to be a logical explination for everything (but I dont expect it to exist at the superficial level).<BR/><BR/>I want there to be rational pressure towards convergence (and expect that to exist even if the convergant answer is "it is all random".)<BR/><BR/>I want there to be a true religion - one that is reasonably plesant (because this is higher utility universe).<BR/><BR/>I want the universe to be improvable through government manipulation - because it offers so much more potential. I dont care how that is done, since careing will inevitably result in choosing hte wrong path since I believe it is very easy to prove no one standard ideology has it right.<BR/><BR/>> I want artificial intelligence to be a real possibility.<BR/><BR/>I hope it isn't It will make the moral issues slightly easier. But if it is (and I think it is) I see it as inevitable and not somthing to fear in itself. <BR/><BR/>I very modestly claim to have less biases than anyone else. Which is my HUGE bias/wishful thinking issue !!<BR/><BR/>GeniusNZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com