ciphergoth comments on Rationality Quotes December 2011 - Less Wrong
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I disagree; I think that the saying is straightforwardly mistaken in exactly the way Eliezer states.
I read it as something like "enlightened or not, you're still made of atoms".
... and you still have the same evolutionary history and basic urges, all of which significantly constrain your preferences and capabilities.