nazgulnarsil comments on Rationality Quotes: December 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: nazgulnarsil 09 December 2010 04:49:02PM 12 points [-]

"Imagine being told you were made for a purpose, and that longevity and happiness are not in the list of design objectives." -David Eubanks, Life Artificial

Comment author: Broggly 20 December 2010 06:43:44AM 2 points [-]

Frankly it wasn't really that bad to be told that. After all, part of ensuring the design objectives were accomplished was making the thought "your purpose is to reproduce as much as possible" seem really really exciting.