PhilGoetz comments on Thoughts on the Singularity Institute (SI) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: PhilGoetz 19 May 2012 12:44:56AM 1 point [-]

Isn't the SIAI founded on the supposition that a scenario like this is possible?

Comment author: shminux 19 May 2012 01:16:48AM *  3 points [-]

Yes, but on this forum there should be some reasonable immunity against instances of Pascal's wager/mugging like that. The comment in question does not rise above the noise level, so treating it seriously shows how far many regulars still have to go in learning the basics.