Desrtopa comments on Consequentialism Need Not Be Nearsighted - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Desrtopa 31 August 2011 12:31:49PM 4 points [-]

I think they would probably frame a question with similar content as "how trustworthy are doctors?"

Comment author: gjm 31 August 2011 01:38:40PM 0 points [-]

I don't think the content of that question is similar at all.

Comment author: Kingreaper 31 August 2011 01:42:30PM *  2 points [-]

The relevant thing to a TDT person is "how likely is it that there's someone simulating my mind sufficiently accurately?"

"how trustworthy are doctors?" is a question that results in a simulation of a doctors mind. It seems, to me, that many people simulating that doctors mind will be capable of simulating it sufficiently accurately; even if they don't understand (on a conscious level) all the necessary jargon to explain what they are doing.