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Comment author: [deleted] 01 December 2012 01:42:33AM *  1 point [-]

Edited to add: I should think that being a simulation is an existential risk.

Just being is an existential risk. Counterfactuals are much safer.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 01 December 2012 05:45:19AM 0 points [-]

Do counterfactuals just exist eternally in idea space, or do they need for someone to think of them?

Comment author: TorqueDrifter 01 December 2012 09:10:48AM -1 points [-]

Well, they don't exist at all, so the risk that they will stop existing is very low.

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