Nick_Tarleton comments on Thou Art Godshatter - Less Wrong

68 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 13 November 2007 07:38PM

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Comment author: Nick_Tarleton 13 November 2007 10:29:43PM 1 point [-]

I don't find it particular comforting that we are made of many small shards of desire, rather than a single unified desire.

It seems like this is a large part of what makes us eudaemonic agents, in Bostrom's terminology. However, the most admired people are frequently those who display more of a deep commitment than usual to one or a few passions.