Nominull comments on Morality is not about willpower - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Nominull 08 October 2011 12:18:31AM 2 points [-]

It's more like saying a pane of glass doesn't simulate fluid flow, or an electron doesn't compute a trajectory.

Comment author: wedrifid 08 October 2011 03:21:31AM 1 point [-]

It's more like saying a pane of glass doesn't simulate fluid flow

Which would be way off!

Comment author: rabidchicken 08 October 2011 04:28:52AM 0 points [-]

Does it flow, or simulate a flow?

Comment author: wedrifid 08 October 2011 04:39:13AM 1 point [-]

Neither.

Comment author: PhilGoetz 08 October 2011 02:07:04AM 0 points [-]

So how would you define rationality? What are you trying to do, when you're trying to behave rationally?