Kara Connor

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Many hope that AI will discover ethical truths.

In principle, we can make a complete description of the way morality works.  But this still would give a multiplicity of correct answers, according to multiple moral principles or domains; it couldn’t resolve dilemmas such as the abortion issue.

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Many hope that AI will discover ethical truths. But as Gödel shows, deciding what is right will always be our burden.

I think it’s impossible to get “moral truths” (such as “murder is wrong”) with the same truth-status as “2 + 2 = 4”.  I think this is because the two kinds of “truth” are about different things – m…[Read more]

Some more info on witchcraft in India as mentioned in last weeks’ post.

Thanks Reg!

Have a great week Everyone!

“Morality needs neither heaven nor hell to function—just a working conscience and the ability to think beyond yourself.”

– Me.

Lezbrews?  Need any research help, just give me a shout, guys.

edited to clarify – we are not talking about coffee, right?

The article in the JP mentions that the children being photographed in the arms of their well fed mothers are suffering from genetic disorders. It is estimated that 25%–50% of Palestinian marriages are consanguineous, with first-cousin marriages being the most common form. Rates can be even higher in certain rural areas or refugee populations w…[Read more]

Thank you Jake that was just what I needed.

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Adjust my understanding based on new info does not prove me wrong, it only improves my interpretation of how the world works. I get a clearer picture.

Yes, being shown to be in error makes me ask questions, which is always a good thing.

I think I have an over-inflated sense of my own abilities, but I don’t mind being knocked down and proved wrong.

I think most people think that their interpretation of reality is the correct one. As I said before, I don’t maintain any “core beliefs” about reality.  I have various understandings about how the Universe operates and of my place in…[Read more]

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:
Conspiracy theorists don’t realize they’re on the fringe.

That’s a very interesting finding.  Conspiracy theorists, as a whole, have an over-inflated sense of their own cognitive abilities, leading them not to question the fact that they might be wrong.  That’s one reason why they cling onto bullshit beliefs, that…[Read more]

Thanks, Reg 🙂

Have a great week!

“They say God works in mysterious ways. That’s theological code for ‘don’t ask.'”

– me.