Revel in the paradox. dance on the knifedge. Believe and disbelieve. In doing so step beyond yourself. Accept falsehood, for

Hannu Rajaniemi is a science fiction writer and in his worlds, strong AI's exist but are not used.

Empathy is Morality It isn't. Not always. Not for everyone. Not for me. But for most , it is

Strict moral rules along the lines optimization problems are okay. "Act in such a way as to maximize X

To be good, you must do what is right. If you do what is right, it will often be against

In Nothing is Greater than the Sum of it's parts, I argue that emergent systems do not exist.

Nothing is greater than the sum of it's parts. The idea of an institution is an abstraction, a

If you can lie to yourself, you don't have to lie to others. If you can lie to

(Not my own opinions. Believe at your own risk) President Francois Mitterrand was a nazi. He worked under the french

Debating is a game and, as with most games, there are a number of useful  meta-strategic tricks which it pays