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Vladimir_Nesov comments on For FAI: Is "Molecular Nanotechnology" putting our best foot forward? - Less Wrong Discussion

48 Post author: leplen 22 June 2013 04:44AM

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 22 June 2013 11:57:11AM *  4 points [-]

What do you agree with? For example, I agree that it could, hypothetically, resort to such conventional methods (just as it could, hypothetically, paint the Moon in yellow), but I don't think it's likely. Do you mean that you think it's likely (or not unlikely etc.)?

Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 22 June 2013 09:53:20PM 27 points [-]

Specifically, with the claim that bringing up MNT is unnecessary, both in the "burdensome detail" sense and "needlessly science-fictional and likely to trigger absurdity heuristics" sense.