MixedNuts comments on To what degree do we have goals? - Less Wrong

45 Post author: Yvain 15 July 2011 11:11PM

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Comment author: Armok_GoB 16 July 2011 12:24:20PM 9 points [-]

If you're driving a large vehicle it is much heavier than your brain, does this mean identifying with the tiny lump of flesh rather than the tons and tons of steel is a terrible mistake?

Comment author: saph 19 July 2011 08:44:36AM 4 points [-]

While I agree with your comment, I have an observation to make. While driving a car, I found it quite useful to consider the car as an extended part of my body. The same is true for spoons, knives and forks while eating.

Comment author: MixedNuts 19 July 2011 08:48:59AM 1 point [-]

Also why you don't touch people's wheelchairs.