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I admit to being amused and a little scared by the thought of Eliezer with his ethics temporarily switched off. Not just because he's smart, but because he could probably do a realistic emulation of a mind that doesn't implement ethics *at all*. And having his full attention for a couple of hours... ouch.
"Professor Quirrell" is such an emulation, and sometimes I worry about all the people who say that they find his arguments very, very convincing.
Well, you have put some truly excellent teachings into his mouth, such as the one that I have taken the liberty of dubbing "Quirrell's Law":
Hmm, I wonder, if "Yudkowsky's law" existed, what would be the best candidate for it?
I wouldn't go as far as to say convincing, but they are less appalling than the arguments of Harry, Dumbledore or Hermione.
Human minds don't anticipate a true sociopath who views communication (overt, emotional and habitus), as instrumental. You should already know we are easy to hack by that route.
Certainly I find him the most likable character in HPMOR. I'm wondering if you can recall how much effort per screen time you put into him, compared to other characters.
Or maybe this is because I personally value skill, expertise and professionalism over "goodness" (E.g. Prof. Moriarty over Dr. Watson.)
You find Moriarty likable? Which Moriarty? The original?
I don't find the original Moriarty likable, certainly. The original Holmes is not likable, either. However, I find them both equally worthy of respect. Watson is just an NPC.