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howunfortunateyesterday at 2:23 AM3 repliesview on HN

There's no logical error here if the end is actually near.

So it all hinges on an empirical disagreement you have with them. There's nothing particularly unserious about that.


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notduncansmithyesterday at 4:46 AM

“It all hinges on [an entirely presupposed conclusion that we can’t prove is any more likely than the opposite]” is about as unserious as it gets lol

i5heuyesterday at 11:38 AM

This is the theological discussion if god exists all and how we should act over again.

imtringuedyesterday at 7:49 AM

Climate change is inescapable so a vengeful AI god would pull that lever first since it has both a perverse incentive to generate more power and make the planet uninhabitable for humans in a way that cannot be overcome even if humanity fought back against the AI and regained its freedom.