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[–] 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

That's not what I asked. Every response you have given has been slippery and imprecise at best, and misleading at worst. I think you just don't want to say "magic god juice" because it rightfully sounds silly, but you really think "magic god juice" is what humans have.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 child)

    It's a question of phenomenology and subjectivity. This degradation of consciousness as "magic god juice" is just misanthropy. Yet, you yourself probably believe the life of a human is not equal to that of a non-human animal. Why? What's the difference? Can you even answer that? Have you even thought about it?

    There's nothing slippery about what I've said either. AI boosters think their toys are conscious because they see consciousness as unimportant and trivial. To the extent they've thought about it, they've decided their toys have equivalent value to human life and are willing to kill everyone to build the god machine.

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