30 – Of Specks and Omlettes

We discuss a famously controversial post, despite our better judgement. With Sean and Matt. The Post: Torture Vs Dust Specks Rationality: From AI to Zombies – The Podcast Shut Up And Multiply is actually taken from two posts: Circular Altruism and The “Intuitions” Behind “Utilitarianism” Three Worlds Collide (also in audio) The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas (pdf) Ashton Kutcher’s Thorn program “…And I Show You How Deep The Rabbit Hole Goes” – short story by Scott Alexander featuring pills of many colors SMBC Comics is the best! Superman and the Clan of the Fiery Cross radio shows Reasons and Persons, by Derek Parfit A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles, by Thomas Sowell