Dr_Manhattan comments on A taxonomy of Oracle AIs - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Dr_Manhattan 09 March 2012 02:46:33PM 0 points [-]

Criticizing bad arguments for a conclusion you agree with generally makes you more trustworthy, and leaving bad arguments stand lowers the sanity waterline, especially when people who perceive that "smart money" is on your conclusion are only exposed to the weaker arguments and end up corrupting their mindware to accept them.

Unless the real arguments that you have are dangerous in some way why not present them in lieu of the weak ones.