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Re:The Repressive, Authoritarian Soul of “Thomas the Tank En... by jorangreef on Friday September 29, 2017 @10:24AM (#15365510)
"if we ever create AI we'll (hopefully) do it in the context of a robust ethical framework"

There are no grounds (rational or otherwise) for objective morality outside of God.

See Hume's "is-ought" dilemma.

And if you're into Atheism see also Sam Harris' debate with William Lane Craig.

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Re:The Repressive, Authoritarian Soul of “Thomas the Tank En... by ux-app on Friday September 29, 2017 @10:41AM (#15365679)
>There are no grounds (rational or otherwise) for objective morality outside of God.

hopefully we can do better than OT god, otherwise we're in for rough ride.

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Re:The Repressive, Authoritarian Soul of “Thomas the Tank En... by jorangreef on Friday September 29, 2017 @10:51AM (#15365783)
"we can do better than OT god"

That's the Devil's oldest lie, and his favorite.

"otherwise we're in for rough ride."

That's what we've been witnessing ever since.

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Re:The Repressive, Authoritarian Soul of “Thomas the Tank En... by ux-app on Friday September 29, 2017 @11:23AM (#15366068)
you're a lost cause pal.
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