dclayh comments on The Sword of Good - Less Wrong

85 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 03 September 2009 12:53AM

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Comment author: cousin_it 03 September 2009 02:49:32PM * 1 point [-]

I assume that the sword tests the correspondence of person's intentions (plan) to their preference.

So a sincerely evil person would pass with flying colors?

I assumed the sword tested compliance with the current CEV of the human race.

Comment author: dclayh 03 September 2009 06:32:39PM 5 points [-]

I assumed the sword tested compliance with the current CEV of the human race.

Why just the human race? Orcs are people too (at least in this story).

Comment author: cousin_it 03 September 2009 06:35:52PM * 2 points [-]

Good catch. Yes, of course.