Armok_GoB comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 8 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Armok_GoB 06 September 2011 10:27:51PM 0 points [-]

Well, in that case it's new information and we can conclude that either his utility function DOES include things in those universes that he claim can not exist, or it's not physically possible to construct an agent that would care about them.

Comment author: lessdazed 06 September 2011 10:42:46PM 1 point [-]

it's not physically possible to construct an agent that would care about them.

I would say "care dependent upon them". An agent could care dependent upon them without caring about them, the converse is not true.

Comment author: Armok_GoB 06 September 2011 10:49:34PM 0 points [-]

That's even wider, although probably by a very small amount, thanks!