timtyler comments on Bloggingheads: Yudkowsky and Aaronson talk about AI and Many-worlds - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Furcas 16 August 2009 08:20:02PM *  4 points [-]

Well, that was interesting, if a little bland. I think the main problem was that Scott is the kind of guy who likes to find points of agreement more than points of disagreement, which works fine for everyday life, but not so well for this kind of debate.

By the way, I noticed that this was "sponsored" by the Templeton Foundation, which I and many other people who care about the truth find deeply repulsive.

Comment author: timtyler 16 August 2009 11:31:51PM 0 points [-]

It was whaaaat? Where are you getting that from?

Comment author: Furcas 16 August 2009 11:35:39PM 1 point [-]

Click on the link and look to the right side of the video.

Comment author: timtyler 16 August 2009 11:54:24PM *  1 point [-]

Thanks! I see! So that's these videos:

http://www.bloggingheads.tv/percontations/

Ironically, the participants discuss the Templeton Foundation 18 minutes in - did they know? ;-)

John Horgan explains how he rationalises taking the Templeton Foundation's money here:

http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/horgan06/horgan06_index.html

Comment author: timtyler 17 August 2009 12:34:52AM *  1 point [-]

Wow! Are these folks all on the Templeton Foundation's payroll?

http://www.templeton.org/evolution/

I wondered why Robert Wright had bothered to write a whole book about god! ;-)

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