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TheAncientGeek comments on Superintelligence 23: Coherent extrapolated volition - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: TheAncientGeek 18 February 2015 03:55:03PM 2 points [-]

People talk as if inconsistencies and contradictions in our value systems mean the whole enterprise of emulating human morality is worthless. Of course human value systems are contradictory; you can still implement a contradictory value system if you're willing to accept the occasional mis-calculation.

Ot you could start a project to research whether the morally relevant subset of value is also a non contradictory subset of value. Just a thought.