As an atheist, I was seriously bothered by the thought of my inevitable, irreversible death in just a few decades. As a Friendly AItheist, I’m seriously bothered by the thought of highly probable astronomical waste, but cheered by the thought of MWI putting more of my future probability mass in universes that turn out really nifty, especially if I can help out with its creation. Of course, unless something like mangling takes place, MWI + quantum immortality is far more horrifying than astronomical waste.
I’ve got the impending doom but I don’t bother with the ‘plagued’ bit. Why on earth should lack of incomprehension oblige me to experience negative emotion or adverse psychological states? That makes no sense.
I imagine because the thing you’ve successfully comprehended could be very, very bad. Not sure if that “obliges” you to feel anything (or if anything ever obliges anyone to feel anything), but if you’re actually wondering what the thought process is...
I was a happy atheist until I learned about the Friendly AI problem and estimated the likely outcome. I am now plagued by a feeling of impending doom.
As an atheist, I was seriously bothered by the thought of my inevitable, irreversible death in just a few decades. As a Friendly AItheist, I’m seriously bothered by the thought of highly probable astronomical waste, but cheered by the thought of MWI putting more of my future probability mass in universes that turn out really nifty, especially if I can help out with its creation. Of course, unless something like mangling takes place, MWI + quantum immortality is far more horrifying than astronomical waste.
I’ve got the impending doom but I don’t bother with the ‘plagued’ bit. Why on earth should lack of incomprehension oblige me to experience negative emotion or adverse psychological states? That makes no sense.
I imagine because the thing you’ve successfully comprehended could be very, very bad. Not sure if that “obliges” you to feel anything (or if anything ever obliges anyone to feel anything), but if you’re actually wondering what the thought process is...