MixedNuts comments on By Which It May Be Judged - LessWrong

35 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 10 December 2012 04:26AM

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Comment author: MixedNuts 10 December 2012 08:14:34PM 4 points [-]

Using the word also implies that this goodness-embodying thing is sapient and has superpowers.

Comment author: dspeyer 10 December 2012 09:14:04PM 0 points [-]

Or that it is sometimes useful to tell metaphorical stories about this goodness-embodying thing as if it were sapient and had superpowers.

Or as if the ancients thought it was sapient and had superpowers. They were wrong about that, but right about enough important things that we still value their writings.