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Even if we as a collective humanity knew everything there is to know about all possible states of the universe past, present, and future (clearly not possible but lets assume it) even then each individual human is inherently limited in what they can know (our brains have physical limitations). So fr...

Well... in a sense yes and in a sense no. Ethics has always had flexibility around self preservation. Things that otherwise would be bad are acceptable when one's existence is threatened (i.e. killing people, "Just" war, etc.). But I think that from a GD evolutionary perspective morality is another ...

This is why fields like ethics are doomed to chase their tails till the end of time. You can't even separate notions of good/bad right/wrong from identity. That's why the societies in GD will always clash. They will always see the aspects where their choices and interests differ from the other socie...

I like that analogy but I think it is an oversimplification when it comes to humans. There are constraints on our free will i.e. laws of nature, biology, GD, etc. but I think nonetheless we have choices within those constraints. I see choice permeating reality to the point where it may be hard to gi...

When I think about even one of the most basic forms of life, the cell, ultimately it has a physical "identity" in that even though it exists as a part of reality it has a physical barrier that separates itself from the outside world. Much the same way our brains our physically separate from the rest...

Winning a crisis war then becomes a careful balance of ego. Large enough to still think you can win but small enough that it doesn't cause mistakes your enemy can use to defeat you. In this case those in the "superior" race category are inherently at a disadvantage because they are past the point of...

Since the concept of identity is so core to GD I figured I'd start a thread to explore this topic further. There is a small part of myself that hates myself for even going into this ambiguous territory of philosophy that will likely lead to tail chasing, but I still think GD has the potential to she...

Have you seen my book chapter on the Singularity? ** Book II - Chapter 7 - The Singularity ** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/ww2010.book2.next.htm Yes, I remember reading it and thinking it was spot on and learning a lot from it. I constantly have a problem of reading things and forgetting ...

In Turing's Cathedral they contrast the products of the WWII era. Never before has man been capable of the level of destruction (atom bomb) or creation (modern computer). We face the same situation today with the exception that AI will probably fulfill both of these categories. In all likelihood it ...

I mean it is going to be just like any other tool that man has created some good some bad. Highly unlikely it just becomes "god" with super duper intelligent AGI like people suggest. The framework to think about it is more closely to humans: some good, some bad, some powerful, some weak but ultimate...