I don’t have to persuade you that, for instance, life is better than death; and I don’t have to explain exactly why knowledge is a good thing, and that the alleviation of suffering is good, and communication, and travel, and space exploration, and ever-faster computers, and excellence in art and design, all good.
From the very beginning of the talk:
One of these things is not like the others.
Ever-faster computers jumped out at me when I first heard that sentence.
me too. Instrumental vs terminal values.
Really? The comment about art and design jumped out at me.
FYI DD’s talk on why flowers are beautiful:
http://193.189.74.53/~qubitor/people/david/index.php?path=Video/Why%20Are%20Flowers%20Beautiful
That URL is weird. In case it breaks, it’s on youtube in parts:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56o2n8sVvM8
Which?