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Are We Living In Nick Bostrom’s Speculation: различия между версиями
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As was discussed earlier, we have no reasons to make any assumptions about the base civilisation if we are not one. Any ideas about morals of the parent civilisations are by their nature extremely speculative. In addition, the reasons for the existence of the simulation can vary greatly. A simple illustration is the difference between acceptable (as defined by simulators) behaviour for Quake monsters and ''sims'' in the Sims game. | As was discussed earlier, we have no reasons to make any assumptions about the base civilisation if we are not one. Any ideas about morals of the parent civilisations are by their nature extremely speculative. In addition, the reasons for the existence of the simulation can vary greatly. A simple illustration is the difference between acceptable (as defined by simulators) behaviour for Quake monsters and ''sims'' in the Sims game. | ||
But there are even stronger objections against these pseudo-religious ideas. | But there are even stronger objections against these pseudo-religious ideas. | ||
# It is extremely irrational and plain silly to reward or punish your own creations (especially if they are essentially computer programs). The possible exception are experiments with artificial selection or training, but that has nothing to do with ethics and morals and criteria can be totally arbitrary. | |||
# The idea of afterlife is somewhat logical, as explained above in the, but there are no reasons to believe that there will be any sort of reward or punishment. The posthuman beings capable of running a simulation are very unlikely to have an irrational and barbarous mentality necessary for that. | |||
= VII.Conclusion = | = VII.Conclusion = | ||