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16 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 16 August 2009 11:29PM

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Comment author: ata 18 August 2009 12:05:33AM * 1 point [-]

Nah, garlic is for protecting against vampires. It'll be no use if this turns out to be the zombie-universe.

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 18 August 2009 12:19:30AM 4 points [-]

I'll sell you some epiphenomenal garlic for $10.

Comment author: dfranke 18 August 2009 12:23:23AM 1 point [-]

Sold, but I'm only carrying epiphenomenal cash on me. What exchange rate will you accept?

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 18 August 2009 12:43:48AM 4 points [-]

Hold on, let me check the financial bridging laws to find out how much epiphenomenal cash is required to add up to ten real dollars.

(Actually, it occurs to me that most modern money is epiphenomenal anyway - you can identify the belief in money, but not the money itself.)

Comment author: komponisto 19 August 2009 07:30:23AM 2 points [-]

For those who don't already know, the analogy to money is in fact used by Dennett (starting around 45 min).

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 19 August 2009 03:33:33PM 1 point [-]

I didn't. Nice.

Comment author: Fredrik 11 September 2009 10:46:38PM 0 points [-]

So you haven't read his Sweet Dreams: Philosophical Obstacles to a Science of Consciousness?

Comment author: SilasBarta 18 August 2009 01:03:44AM 3 points [-]

Money is information, a point I can't but bring up often.