torekp comments on Waterfall Ethics - Less Wrong

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Comment author: torekp 05 February 2012 10:47:59PM 2 points [-]

While I accept computationalism only for intentionality (i.e. semantics, knowledge, etc.) and not qualia, I don't see why computationalists of all stripes shouldn't insist that a computation must actually run. EY's Timeless Causality post looks relevant, offering a redefinition of running a computation in terms of causal relations, rather than, necessarily, requiring extension in time.