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[SEQ RERUN] When Anthropomorphism Became Stupid

by MinibearRex
2nd Aug 2012
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[SEQ RERUN] When Anthropomorphism Became Stupid
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[-]Luke_A_Somers13y00

Dogs may implement a morality without being able to reflect on it. Is that a contradiction?

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[-]OrphanWilde13y00

I guess it depends on whether or not you consider morality to be an independent system of evaluating choices, or the study of how those choices are made. Tree, forest, I suspect.

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Today's post, When Anthropomorphism Became Stupid was originally published on 16 August 2008. A summary (taken from the LW wiki):

 

Anthropomorphism didn't become obviously wrong until we realized that the tangled neurons inside the brain were performing complex information processing, and that this complexity arose as a result of evolution.


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This post is part of the Rerunning the Sequences series, where we'll be going through Eliezer Yudkowsky's old posts in order so that people who are interested can (re-)read and discuss them. The previous post was Hot Air Doesn't Disagree, and you can use the sequence_reruns tag or rss feed to follow the rest of the series.

Sequence reruns are a community-driven effort. You can participate by re-reading the sequence post, discussing it here, posting the next day's sequence reruns post, or summarizing forthcoming articles on the wiki. Go here for more details, or to have meta discussions about the Rerunning the Sequences series.

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